$529 ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $377
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $529
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hopetoun · Urban Centre
Income in Hopetoun
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Hopetoun (L) (Vic.) are far below the state and national figures. The typical household earns $1,030 a week, which is over $700 less than the usual Victorian home. While incomes have risen since 2011, they remain much lower than in most similar areas.
$1,030
▲ +58.5%
- $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 Hopetoun — lower than 73% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income of $1,309 is far below the Victorian figure, while personal weekly incomes are much lower than most areas at $529. Both family and personal earnings have risen since 2011, though they remain well below national levels.
$1,030 ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $1,030
Median total household income per week.
$1,309 ▲ +65.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $793
- 2016: $1,854
- 2021: $1,309
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn $3,000 or more a week, at just 3.7%, which is far below the Victorian rate of 22.7%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where over half of the people earn under $650 a week.
4.1%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.7%
Lower than 88% 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 Hopetoun, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hopetoun, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221033/hopetoun/topic/income