$870 ▲ +61.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $540
- 2016: $712
- 2021: $870
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gordon · Urban Centre
Income in Gordon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher earnings than most similar areas define Gordon (L), where the typical family brings in $2,250 a week. This reflects a general trend across the locality, with typical household and personal incomes all rising significantly since 2011.
$2,008
▲ +56.6%
- $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 Gordon — higher than 87% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,008, which is a little above the Victoria figure of $1,759. Personal weekly earnings are also a little above the national figure, sitting at $870.
$2,008 ▲ +56.6%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,282
- 2016: $1,568
- 2021: $2,008
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,407
- 2016: $1,853
- 2021: $2,250
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 23.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 17 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas, though it remains about the same as the state and national figures.
11.8%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.2%
Higher than 86% 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 Gordon, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (20%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Gordon splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221031/gordon/topic/income