$590 ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $501
- 2016: $753
- 2021: $590
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cowes · Urban Centre
Income in Cowes
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes well below the state average of $2,136 define Cowes, where the typical family earns $1,350. This is a lower-income area compared to most other similar places, though earnings for households and individuals have all risen since 2011.
$1,029
▲ +5.0%
- $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 Cowes — lower than 73% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Cowes earns $1,029 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with a typical weekly pay of $590, well below the $805 seen across Australia.
$1,029 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $980
- 2016: $1,845
- 2021: $1,029
Median total household income per week.
$1,350 ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,192
- 2016: $2,124
- 2021: $1,350
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, as only 9.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. However, this is an improvement since 2011, when only 3.5% of households reached that level.
6.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
Lower than 56% 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 Cowes, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cowes, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Cowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214006/cowes/topic/income