$745 —
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $745
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Polwarth (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Income in Polwarth (Western Victoria)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Polwarth are a little below the state and national figures, though earnings have climbed across the board since 2016. The typical family now brings in $1,879 a week, reflecting a general trend of rising pay in the area.
$1,440
—
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Polwarth (Western Victoria) — lower than 74% of areas.
| Polwarth (Western Victoria) | $1,440 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,440, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are about the same as the national figure, with the typical person earning $745 per week.
$1,440 —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,157
- 2021: $1,440
Median total household income per week.
$1,879 —
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,435
- 2021: $1,879
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 15.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the Victorian average of 22.7%. However, this proportion has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2016.
8.5%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.7%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Polwarth (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Polwarth (Western Victoria), the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Polwarth (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26708/polwarth/topic/income