$601 ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $678
- 2016: $601
- 2021: $601
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ouyen · Urban Centre
Income in Ouyen
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Ouyen earns just $1,037 a week, which is far below the national figure. Incomes across the town have fallen since 2011, leaving most residents with a lower weekly take-home pay than people in most other Australian areas.
$1,037
▼ -37.3%
- $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 Ouyen — lower than 72% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,456, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual earnings have also dropped, with the typical person now bringing home $601 a week, down $77 from 2011.
$1,037 ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,653
- 2016: $1,107
- 2021: $1,037
Median total household income per week.
$1,456 ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,841
- 2016: $1,419
- 2021: $1,456
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 4.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
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.
6.0%
Lower than 78% 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 Ouyen, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ouyen, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215067/ouyen/topic/income