$553 ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $432
- 2016: $586
- 2021: $553
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Arnaud · Urban Centre
Income in St Arnaud
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in St Arnaud earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings for households and families are far below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$893
▲ +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 St Arnaud — lower than 87% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $893 a week, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal income is also well below the national average at $553, though it has risen by $121 since 2011.
$893 ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $789
- 2016: $1,173
- 2021: $893
Median total household income per week.
$1,303 ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,099
- 2016: $1,471
- 2021: $1,303
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is much lower than in most areas at just 3.5%.
3.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.9%
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 →St Arnaud splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In St Arnaud, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $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 St Arnaud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215079/st-arnaud/topic/income