$626 ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $549
- 2016: $586
- 2021: $626
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fish Creek · Urban Centre
Income in Fish Creek
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower household incomes than the state average shape daily life in Fish Creek. The typical household earns just $955 a week, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national totals.
$955
▼ -15.1%
- $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 Fish Creek — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,562 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. While personal incomes rose by $77 since 2011 to reach $626, typical household incomes actually fell by $170 over the same period.
$955 ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,346
- 2021: $955
Median total household income per week.
$1,562 ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,281
- 2016: $1,489
- 2021: $1,562
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here, with only 4.1% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, and just 4.6% of households earn $3,000 or more 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.
4.6%
Lower than 85% 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 Fish Creek, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 49%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Fish Creek, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Fish Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222025/fish-creek/topic/income