$592 ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $590
- 2016: $721
- 2021: $592
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murtoa · Urban Centre
Income in Murtoa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $942 makes Murtoa (L) much lower than most similar areas. This figure is far below both the Victorian and national averages. Incomes across the town have generally dropped since 2011.
$942
▼ -38.7%
- $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 Murtoa — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,401 a week, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. This is part of a wider trend, as typical household income fell by $594 since 2011, while personal weekly income barely changed at $592.
$942 ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,536
- 2016: $1,991
- 2021: $942
Median total household income per week.
$1,401 ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,672
- 2016: $2,071
- 2021: $1,401
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Victorian average of 22.7%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning over $2,000 weekly fell to 4.2%, well below national levels.
4.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Murtoa splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and Under $650 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Murtoa, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221051/murtoa/topic/income