$936 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $658
- 2016: $621
- 2021: $936
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gisborne · Urban Area
Income in Gisborne
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Gisborne are well above the national figure, marking it as one of the highest earning areas of its kind. The typical household earns $2,293 a week, a figure that has climbed by $634 since 2011. This trend is reflected across the board, with both personal and family incomes also rising steadily over the last decade.
$2,293
▲ +38.2%
- $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 Gisborne — higher than 93% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $2,625 a week, which is a little above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal earnings are also much higher than most areas, with the typical resident bringing in $936 per week.
$2,293 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,659
- 2016: $1,102
- 2021: $2,293
Median total household income per week.
$2,625 ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,857
- 2016: $1,412
- 2021: $2,625
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here; 34.1% of households earn over $3,000 a week, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has risen by 10 points since 2011 to reach 18.9%.
18.9%
Higher than 95% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.1%
Higher than 94% 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 Gisborne, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $4,000 or more (21%) and $650–$1,499 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gisborne, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2009/gisborne/topic/income