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Spotlight on Venus Bay
Income
The proportion of older people in Venus Bay influences the income of individuals and households.
The individual weekly median income in Venus Bay is susbstantially smaller to South Gippsland.
Weekly rents are higher in Venus Bay than South Gippsland.
A higher proportion of households in Venus Bay earn between $400 and $499 than in South Gippsland.
| Venus Bay | South Gippsland | |
| Median total personal income ($/weekly) | $433 | $537 |
| Median total family income ($/weekly) | $821 | $1,320 |
| Median total household income ($/weekly) | $677 | $1,039 |
| Household incom eless than $650 (gross weekly) % | 47.0% | 28.1% |
| Household income more than $3,000 (gross weekly)% | 3.3% | 6.7% |
| Median mortgage repayment ($/monthly) | $1,000 | $1,200 |
| Median rent ($/weekly) | $218 | $214 |