$708 ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $493
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $708
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wangaratta · Urban Area
Income in Wangaratta
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 43% of people in Wangaratta earn less than $650 a week, making it the most common income bracket in the area. Typical earnings for families and households are lower than in most other areas across the state and country. However, weekly incomes have climbed steadily for all groups since 2011.
$1,242
▲ +29.1%
- $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 Wangaratta — lower than 75% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,242, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Typical family income is $1,732, a little below the national figure, while personal income sits at $708, around the middle for its level.
$1,242 ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 75% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $962
- 2016: $1,026
- 2021: $1,242
Median total household income per week.
$1,732 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,269
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,732
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 11.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the Victorian average of 22.7%, though the proportion of high-earning households has risen since 2011.
6.4%
Lower than 77% 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 Wangaratta, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wangaratta, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2019/wangaratta/topic/income