$540 ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $601
- 2016: $439
- 2021: $540
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Violet Town · Urban Centre
Income in Violet Town
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $800 exists between the typical weekly household income in Violet Town and the Victorian average. This is a low-income area where typical earnings have fallen across the board since 2011, leaving most residents well below the national figure.
$921
▼ -17.4%
- $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 Violet Town — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household now earns $921 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. This reflects a general downward trend in the area, with typical personal incomes falling by $61 and family incomes dropping by $135 since 2011.
$921 ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,115
- 2016: $664
- 2021: $921
Median total household income per week.
$1,331 ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,466
- 2016: $938
- 2021: $1,331
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 6.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Instead, nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 a week.
3.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.4%
Lower than 75% 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 Violet Town, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Violet Town, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221077/violet-town/topic/income