$1,244 ▲ +67.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $741
- 2016: $906
- 2021: $1,244
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brunswick East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Brunswick East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Brunswick East are among the highest in the region, with a typical person earning $1,244. This is well above the national figure of $805. Over the last decade, the area has seen a significant climb in earnings across families, households, and individuals.
$2,087
▲ +42.2%
- $500–$607: 7 areas
- $607–$714: 1 area
- $714–$821: 8 areas
- $821–$929: 26 areas
- $929–$1,036: 69 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brunswick East — higher than 71% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $2,834 a week, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. This is part of a broad rise in wealth, as typical household incomes rose by $619 since 2011.
$2,087 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,468
- 2016: $1,723
- 2021: $2,087
Median total household income per week.
$2,834 ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,931
- 2016: $2,205
- 2021: $2,834
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 21.3% of people making $2,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national 12.5%. Similarly, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 15 points since 2011 to reach 29.0%.
21.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.0%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Brunswick East, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (21%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Brunswick East splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 28%.
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 Brunswick East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206011106/brunswick-east/topic/income