$771 ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $505
- 2016: $576
- 2021: $771
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bright · Urban Centre
Income in Bright
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher earnings than most similar areas define Bright, where a typical person now earns $771 a week. While these figures sit below the state and national levels, local incomes have climbed steadily over the last decade. This growth is most visible in the rising number of high-earners living in the town.
$1,343
▲ +7.1%
- $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 Bright — higher than 57% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family weekly income is $1,743, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly income is about the same as the national figure, while typical household income of $1,343 is well below the Australian average of $1,746.
$1,343 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,254
- 2016: $946
- 2021: $1,343
Median total household income per week.
$1,743 ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,423
- 2016: $1,247
- 2021: $1,743
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, with the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rising to 9.7% since 2011. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the 14.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week remains well below the state average.
9.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.5%
Higher than 66% 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 Bright, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Bright splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215015/bright/topic/income