$663 ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $478
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $663
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Monash · Federal Electorate
Income in Monash
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed across the board in Monash since 2011, though the area remains much lower-income than most other places. The typical family now brings in $1,676 a week, which is well below the national figure. While incomes are rising, Monash continues to face a significant gap compared to the rest of Victoria.
$1,283
▲ +6.2%
- $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 Monash — lower than 93% of areas.
| Monash | $1,283 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,283, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Typical personal weekly earnings sit at $663, a little below the national figure of $805, though this has risen by $185 since 2011.
$1,283 ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,208
- 2016: $1,434
- 2021: $1,283
Median total household income per week.
$1,676 ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,313
- 2016: $1,567
- 2021: $1,676
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 13% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 22.6% national figure. This is a rise from 7.3% in 2011, while the share of people earning over $2,000 a week also rose to 7.5%.
7.5%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 90% 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 Monash, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Monash, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED235/monash/topic/income