$1,058 ▲ +74.3%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $607
- 2016: $677
- 2021: $1,058
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kooyong · Federal Electorate
Income in Kooyong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Some of the highest incomes in the country are found in Kooyong, where the typical family earns $3,113 a week. This high level of wealth is seen across the area, with weekly household and personal incomes sitting well above both the Victorian and national figures.
$2,333
▲ +74.4%
- $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 Kooyong — higher than 89% of areas.
| Kooyong | $2,333 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income in Kooyong is $3,113, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical weekly personal income is also much higher than most areas at $1,058, having risen by $451 since 2011.
$2,333 ▲ +74.4%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,338
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $2,333
Median total household income per week.
$3,113 ▲ +111.2%
Higher than 96% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,474
- 2016: $1,697
- 2021: $3,113
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income spread is far above the national average, with 38% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 7.8% of households reached that level.
24.3%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.0%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Kooyong splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kooyong, the largest group is Under $650 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED226/kooyong/topic/income