$648 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $475
- 2016: $559
- 2021: $648
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bairnsdale · Urban Area
Income in Bairnsdale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Bairnsdale earn less than $650 a week, marking it as an area where earnings are notably low. Weekly family incomes are well below the state and national figures, though most income measures have risen since 2011.
$1,194
▲ +42.1%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Bairnsdale — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,516, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Weekly personal income is also a little below the national figure at $648, though it has risen by $173 since 2011.
$1,194 ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $840
- 2016: $985
- 2021: $1,194
Median total household income per week.
$1,516 ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,084
- 2016: $1,262
- 2021: $1,516
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 9.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is a significant gap, although the share of high-income households rose by 6.4 points since 2011.
4.9%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.7%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Bairnsdale, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bairnsdale, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2002/bairnsdale/topic/income