$728 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $553
- 2016: $566
- 2021: $728
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kyneton · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A little below the state and national figures, weekly incomes in Kyneton are generally lower than in Victoria and across Australia. Despite this, typical earnings are higher than in most similar areas. The most striking shift is the rapid rise in high earners, with far more people and families bringing in top-tier incomes compared to a decade ago.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kyneton — higher than 65% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Kyneton earns $1,988 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Both family and household incomes have climbed since 2011, with typical household weekly pay rising by $260 to reach $1,486.
$728 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,486 ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,988 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners have increased significantly here, with 18.4% of households now earning over $3,000 a week, up 13 points since 2011. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Victorian rate of 22.7%.
10.9%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.4%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Kyneton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Kyneton, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214013/kyneton/topic/income