$493 ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $437
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $493
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Penshurst · Urban Centre
Income in Penshurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far lower weekly incomes than the state and national figures define Penshurst (L). The typical family earns just $1,218 a week, which is much lower than most areas. While incomes have risen slightly since 2011, they remain well below typical Australian levels.
$855
▲ +17.8%
- $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 Penshurst — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $855, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,759. This is consistent with personal incomes, where the usual $493 a week is much lower than most areas.
$855 ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $726
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $855
Median total household income per week.
$1,218 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,162
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,218
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high amounts here, with 0.0% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the 22.7% seen in Victoria, though the share of people earning over $2,000 a week rose slightly to 2.9% since 2011.
2.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Penshurst, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by Under $650 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Penshurst, 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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222069/penshurst/topic/income