$529 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $402
- 2016: $463
- 2021: $529
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Foster · Urban Centre
Income in Foster
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay in Foster is far below the state and national figures, with a typical household earning $846. While incomes have risen since 2011, the town remains much lower than most similar areas across the country.
$846
▲ +17.2%
- $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 Foster — lower than 91% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,327 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $529, though this has risen by $127 since 2011.
$846 ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $722
- 2016: $742
- 2021: $846
Median total household income per week.
$1,327 ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,003
- 2016: $1,060
- 2021: $1,327
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the Victorian rate of 22.7%. Over half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly, though the share of top-earning households rose 6.3 points since 2011.
4.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Foster splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Foster, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $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 Foster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215034/foster/topic/income