$701 ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $604
- 2021: $701
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Colac · Urban Area
Income in Colac
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Colac are lower than most similar areas. The usual family earns $1,701 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area still sees fewer high-income earners compared to the state and national averages.
$1,250
▲ +21.5%
- $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 Colac — lower than 73% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical Colac family earns $1,701 a week, while the usual household brings in $1,250. Both figures are well below the state and national levels, though personal weekly income has risen $212 since 2011 to reach $701.
$1,250 ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,029
- 2016: $1,148
- 2021: $1,250
Median total household income per week.
$1,701 ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,266
- 2016: $1,431
- 2021: $1,701
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. Only 4.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that is well below the national average.
4.8%
Lower than 91% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Colac splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Colac, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
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 Colac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2006/colac/topic/income