$502 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $544
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $502
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sea Lake · Urban Centre
Income in Sea Lake
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household incomes in Sea Lake (L) have fallen by $162 since 2011, reflecting a town where earnings are now among the lowest in the country. While a few more high-earners have arrived, the typical household earns just $843 a week, which is far below the national figure.
$843
▼ -16.1%
- $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 Sea Lake — lower than 91% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is far below the Victorian and national figures, sitting at $1,218. The typical person earns $502 a week, which is well below the national figure of $805 and has fallen by $42 since 2011.
$843 ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,005
- 2016: $775
- 2021: $843
Median total household income per week.
$1,218 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,157
- 2016: $972
- 2021: $1,218
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
More people are moving into higher brackets, with those earning $2,000 or more a week rising to 5.0% since 2011. However, the area remains low-income, as 52.4% of people earn under $650 a week and only 4.4% of households earn $4,000 or more.
5.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sea Lake splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and Under $650 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sea Lake, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Sea Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221063/sea-lake/topic/income