$631 —
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $472
- 2021: $631
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical personal weekly income of $631 is well below the national figure in Thomastown. This gap highlights an area where earnings are much lower than most other places, though most income levels have risen since 2016.
$1,516
—
- $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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 67% of areas.
| Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) | $1,516 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,671, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household income is also a little below the state and national figures at $1,516 per week.
$1,516 —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,516
Median total household income per week.
$1,671 —
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,292
- 2021: $1,671
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in most areas, with only 14.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%, though the proportion has risen since 2016.
5.3%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.4%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan), Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Thomastown (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28203/thomastown/topic/income