$581 ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $473
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $581
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Heywood · Urban Centre
Income in Heywood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Heywood earn under $650 a week, reflecting a community with lower earnings than most other areas. While weekly incomes have risen since 2011, they remain well below the figures seen across Victoria and Australia.
$966
▲ +7.3%
- $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 Heywood — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $966 a week, which is far below the state figure of $1,759. Typical family incomes are also well below the national average, sitting at $1,368 per week.
$966 ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $885
- 2021: $966
Median total household income per week.
$1,368 ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,201
- 2016: $1,196
- 2021: $1,368
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.3% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria. Just 3.9% of individuals earn $2,000 or more per week, which is well below the national average.
3.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.3%
Lower than 76% 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 Heywood, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Heywood, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/income