$548 —
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $449
- 2021: $548
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Albans (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in St Albans (Western Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are among the lowest for similar areas in St Albans (Western Metropolitan), where typical family income sits at $1,457. While incomes have risen since 2016, they remain well below the state and national figures. This is an area where most people earn modest wages, with half of all adults bringing in under $650 a week.
$1,331
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- $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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan) — lower than 86% of areas.
| St Albans (Western Metropolitan) | $1,331 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,331, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly income is also among the lowest at $548, though this has risen by $99 since the last census.
$1,331 —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,095
- 2021: $1,331
Median total household income per week.
$1,457 —
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,190
- 2021: $1,457
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 4.3% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is much lower than most areas at 13.2%.
4.3%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.2%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →St Albans (Western Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In St Albans (Western Metropolitan), Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 St Albans (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27807/st-albans/topic/income