$848 ▲ +114.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $396
- 2016: $680
- 2021: $848
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lara · Urban Centre
Income in Lara
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Lara have climbed by $1,196 since 2011, marking a significant rise in local earnings. The area now sees much higher typical incomes than most similar places, with the usual family bringing in $2,222 each week.
$1,939
▲ +161.0%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lara — higher than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,939 a week, which is a little above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Individual earnings are also much higher than in most areas, with the typical person in Lara earning $848 weekly.
$1,939 ▲ +161.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $743
- 2016: $1,555
- 2021: $1,939
Median total household income per week.
$2,222 ▲ +126.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $983
- 2016: $1,807
- 2021: $2,222
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners have become much more common, as the share of households making $3,000 or more a week jumped 19 points since 2011 to 22%. This is much higher than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.
11.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.0%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and $3,000–$3,999 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lara, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Lara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213008/lara/topic/income