$654 ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $426
- 2016: $582
- 2021: $654
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Chiltern · Urban Centre
Income in Chiltern
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Chiltern are notably lower than state and national figures, though they have grown steadily over the last decade. While the typical family now earns $1,699 a week, this is well below the Victorian average of $2,136.
$1,238
▲ +68.0%
- $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 Chiltern — lower than 53% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,238 a week, which is well below both the Victorian and Australian figures. This is an increase from 2011, when the typical household earned $737, while personal incomes rose from $426 to $654 over the same period.
$1,238 ▲ +68.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $737
- 2016: $1,165
- 2021: $1,238
Median total household income per week.
$1,699 ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $963
- 2016: $1,445
- 2021: $1,699
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 8.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the Victorian figure of 22.7%, although the proportion of people earning over $2,000 a week rose slightly since 2011.
4.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Chiltern splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Chiltern, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215021/chiltern/topic/income