$810 ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $693
- 2016: $843
- 2021: $810
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Peterborough · Urban Centre
Income in Peterborough
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household earnings are well below state and national figures in Peterborough (L), where the typical household brings in $1,365. While personal incomes have climbed since 2011, the area has very few high earners compared to the rest of the country.
$1,365
▼ -7.8%
- $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 Peterborough — higher than 58% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $810, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. However, typical household income has fallen by $116 since 2011 to $1,365, leaving it well below the state average.
$1,365 ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,481
- 2016: $2,125
- 2021: $1,365
Median total household income per week.
$1,770 ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,785
- 2016: $2,206
- 2021: $1,770
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Meanwhile, 37% of households earn between $650 and $1,499 weekly.
7.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.0%
Lower than 78% 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 Peterborough, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Peterborough splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222070/peterborough/topic/income