$1,003 ▲ +165.3%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $378
- 2016: $529
- 2021: $1,003
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Macedon · Urban Centre
Income in Macedon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Macedon earns $2,868 a week, placing the area among the highest-income spots in the region. This is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136, reflecting a significant amount of wealth in the area. Incomes here have climbed sharply over the last decade.
$2,458
▲ +254.2%
- $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 Macedon — higher than 94% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,458, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal earnings have also risen, with the typical person now making $1,003 a week, a little above the state average.
$2,458 ▲ +254.2%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $1,026
- 2021: $2,458
Median total household income per week.
$2,868 ▲ +241.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $841
- 2016: $1,315
- 2021: $2,868
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 39.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week—far above the 22.6% national average. This is a huge increase from 2011, when only 1.6% of households earned that amount.
23.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
39.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Macedon splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%), with $650–$1,499 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Macedon, the largest group is Under $650 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215050/macedon/topic/income