$562 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $371
- 2016: $791
- 2021: $562
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rainbow · Urban Centre
Income in Rainbow
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Rainbow earn under $650 a week, highlighting a community with very low typical incomes. While weekly pay has risen since 2011, the area remains far below the state and national figures across all income measures.
$887
▲ +43.8%
- $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 Rainbow — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is $562, which is well below the $805 national figure. Typical family incomes are also far below the state average, sitting at $1,312 compared to Victoria's $2,136.
$887 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $617
- 2016: $1,968
- 2021: $887
Median total household income per week.
$1,312 ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $914
- 2016: $2,250
- 2021: $1,312
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.3% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% national figure, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
3.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.2%
Lower than 90% 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 Rainbow, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rainbow, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rainbow
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Rainbow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222077/rainbow/topic/income