$496 ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $442
- 2016: $504
- 2021: $496
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Heyfield · Urban Centre
Income in Heyfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Heyfield, where the typical family earns just $1,261 a week. This is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136, marking the town as a significantly lower-income area. While weekly earnings have risen since 2011, they remain well under state and national levels.
$912
▲ +13.2%
- $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 Heyfield — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $912 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $496, though this has risen by $54 since 2011.
$912 ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $806
- 2016: $857
- 2021: $912
Median total household income per week.
$1,261 ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,063
- 2016: $1,221
- 2021: $1,261
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few people earn high wages here, with only 4.2% of residents bringing in $2,000 or more a week. Similarly, the 5.7% of households earning $3,000+ weekly is far below the Victorian average of 22.7%.
4.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.7%
Lower than 79% 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 Heyfield, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Heyfield, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215039/heyfield/topic/income