$1,098 ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $739
- 2016: $855
- 2021: $1,098
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alphington - Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Alphington - Fairfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly family income gap of over $1,000 separates Alphington - Fairfield from the Victorian average. This is a high-earning area where the typical weekly family income of $3,138 is among the highest for its type. Since 2011, typical incomes across the board have climbed significantly.
$2,112
▲ +40.7%
- $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 Alphington - Fairfield — higher than 73% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $1,098, which is well above the national figure of $805. Typical households bring in $2,112 a week, a little above the national amount of $1,746.
$2,112 ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,501
- 2016: $1,818
- 2021: $2,112
Median total household income per week.
$3,138 ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $2,074
- 2016: $2,447
- 2021: $3,138
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 35% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This trend has grown sharply since 2011, and 23% of people now earn $2,000 or more weekly.
23.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.0%
Higher than 85% 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 →Alphington - Fairfield splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and $4,000 or more (24%), with $650–$1,499 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alphington - Fairfield, the largest group is Under $650 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
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 Alphington - Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206021110/alphington-fairfield/topic/income