$619 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $557
- 2016: $552
- 2021: $619
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Buxton · Urban Centre
Income in Buxton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Buxton (L) (Vic.) earn less than $650 a week. This reflects a local economy where typical incomes are well below both the Victorian and national figures, with few high-earning households.
$1,240
▼ -2.7%
- $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 Buxton — lower than 52% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,240 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759 and has fallen since 2011. Personal weekly incomes are also well below the national average at $619, though this figure has risen since 2011.
$1,240 ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,275
- 2016: $988
- 2021: $1,240
Median total household income per week.
$1,531 ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,547
- 2016: $1,170
- 2021: $1,531
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 2.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. While 4.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, this remains lower than most areas.
4.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.9%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Buxton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with Under $650 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Buxton, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222013/buxton/topic/income