$1,218 ▲ +135.1%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $518
- 2016: $588
- 2021: $1,218
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Higgins · Federal Electorate
Income in Higgins
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the highest earners in the region, Higgins is a wealthy area where typical weekly family incomes reach $3,179. This is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a strong trend of rising wealth over the last decade.
$2,201
▲ +81.0%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Higgins — higher than 86% of areas.
| Higgins | $2,201 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,201, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. This mirrors the personal income trend, where the typical person earns $1,218 a week, up $700 since 2011.
$2,201 ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,216
- 2016: $1,435
- 2021: $2,201
Median total household income per week.
$3,179 ▲ +123.4%
Higher than 98% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,423
- 2016: $1,672
- 2021: $3,179
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 35% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far above the state and national figures. Similarly, 25.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, an increase of 21 percentage points since 2011.
25.9%
Higher than 95% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.0%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Higgins splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Higgins splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED220/higgins/topic/income