$479 ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $669
- 2016: $634
- 2021: $479
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Toora · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Toora (L), where the typical weekly household earns just $825. This figure is far below the national average and reflects a general downward trend in earnings across the community over the last decade.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Toora — lower than 93% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,091, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136 and has fallen by $454 since 2011. Personal weekly earnings have also dropped by $190 since 2011 to reach $479, a level much lower than most other areas.
$479 ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$825 ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,091 ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This gap is mirrored in personal earnings, with just 3.6% of people making $2,000 or more weekly, well below the Australian average.
3.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Toora splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and Under $650 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
In Toora, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222093/toora/topic/income