$683 ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $498
- 2016: $577
- 2021: $683
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Castlemaine · Urban Area
Income in Castlemaine
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Castlemaine are well below the state and national figures, making it an area where most people live on tighter budgets. The typical household brings in $1,200 a week, though earnings have risen since 2011.
$1,200
▲ +32.6%
- $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 Castlemaine — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income of $1,676 a week is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This trend is mirrored in personal earnings, where the typical weekly pay of $683 is a little below the national figure.
$1,200 ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $905
- 2016: $1,055
- 2021: $1,200
Median total household income per week.
$1,676 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,172
- 2016: $1,399
- 2021: $1,676
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, with only 11.6% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. However, this group has grown since 2011, alongside the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which rose to 7.8%.
7.8%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.6%
Lower than 74% 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 Castlemaine, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Castlemaine, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Castlemaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2005/castlemaine/topic/income