$635 ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $675
- 2016: $441
- 2021: $635
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Smiths Beach · Urban Centre
Income in Smiths Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Smiths Beach are well below the state and national figures, making it a more affordable area than most of Victoria. While the typical family earns $1,625 a week, there has been a mixed trend in earnings over the last decade.
$1,181
▼ -6.9%
- $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 Smiths Beach — lower than 58% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income of $1,625 is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136, though it rose $142 since 2011. In contrast, the typical household and personal weekly incomes both fell since 2011, sitting well below the national averages.
$1,181 ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,268
- 2016: $630
- 2021: $1,181
Median total household income per week.
$1,625 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,483
- 2016: $825
- 2021: $1,625
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 9.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Victorian average of 22.7%. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 9.0%.
9.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Smiths Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Smiths Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $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 Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222085/smiths-beach/topic/income