$496 ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $564
- 2021: $496
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Avoca · Urban Centre
Income in Avoca
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Avoca are far below the state and national figures, reflecting a community with much lower earnings than most areas. The typical family earns $1,258 a week, which is $878 less than the Victorian average. While personal and family incomes have risen since 2011, the gap between this town and the rest of the country remains significant.
$890
▼ -2.7%
- $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 Avoca — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income has fallen to $890 a week, a figure far below the national average of $1,746. This trend matches other local earnings, as the typical personal weekly income of $496 is also much lower than most areas.
$890 ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $915
- 2016: $1,155
- 2021: $890
Median total household income per week.
$1,258 ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,097
- 2016: $1,467
- 2021: $1,258
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Victorian rate of 22.7%. More than half of all people in Avoca earn under $650 a week, and only 3.8% earn $2,000 or more.
3.8%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.4%
Lower than 75% 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 Avoca, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Avoca, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215005/avoca/topic/income