$1,055 ▲ +82.5%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $578
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $1,055
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melbourne · Federal Electorate
Income in Melbourne
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Melbourne, where the typical personal weekly income is $1,055. This wealth is particularly evident in the top end of the scale, with over a quarter of households now earning $3,000 or more each week.
$1,840
▲ +23.1%
- $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 Melbourne — higher than 58% of areas.
| Melbourne | $1,840 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,622 a week, which is a little above the national figure of $2,120. Weekly personal income is well above the Australian figure, having risen by $477 since 2011.
$1,840 ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,495
- 2016: $1,701
- 2021: $1,840
Median total household income per week.
$2,622 ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,745
- 2016: $1,953
- 2021: $2,622
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 19.3% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly—well above the 12.5% national figure. The proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week also rose sharply, climbing 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.2%.
19.3%
Higher than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
26.2%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Melbourne, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Melbourne splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED233/melbourne/topic/income