$636 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $471
- 2016: $567
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Benalla · Urban Centre
Income in Benalla
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Benalla have risen by $397 since 2011, yet they remain well below state and national levels. The typical household earns $1,107 a week, which is lower than most similar areas. While earnings are growing, the town continues to trail far behind the broader Victorian economy.
$1,107
▲ +36.5%
- $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 Benalla — lower than 65% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,485 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than the national average, sitting at $636.
$1,107 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $811
- 2016: $956
- 2021: $1,107
Median total household income per week.
$1,485 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,088
- 2016: $1,333
- 2021: $1,485
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.6% of households earning $3,000 or more each week. However, this group has grown since 2011, rising from just 2.6%.
5.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.6%
Lower than 55% 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 Benalla, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Benalla, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214003/benalla/topic/income