$621 ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $681
- 2016: $702
- 2021: $621
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Portland · Urban Centre
Income in Portland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than average weekly earnings shape daily life in Portland, where typical household income is just $1,159. This is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia, and it marks a notable decline from ten years ago.
$1,159
▼ -19.7%
- $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 Portland — lower than 60% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,498, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. This is part of a downward trend, as typical personal incomes fell by $60 and household incomes dropped by $284 since 2011.
$1,159 ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,443
- 2016: $1,492
- 2021: $1,159
Median total household income per week.
$1,498 ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,726
- 2016: $1,850
- 2021: $1,498
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 9.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 47.9% of people earn under $650 a week.
6.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.9%
Lower than 54% 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 Portland, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Portland, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213012/portland/topic/income