$1,532 ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,170
- 2016: $1,341
- 2021: $1,532
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
East Melbourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in East Melbourne
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in East Melbourne are among the highest for similar areas. This is a wealthy pocket where the usual family earns $3,733 a week, which is far above the national and state figures. The area's prosperity has grown steadily over the last decade.
$2,345
▲ +17.4%
- $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 East Melbourne — higher than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,345, well above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also far above the national average, with the typical person earning $1,532 a week.
$2,345 ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,997
- 2016: $2,285
- 2021: $2,345
Median total household income per week.
$3,733 ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $2,705
- 2016: $3,120
- 2021: $3,733
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is skewed toward the top end, as 39.6% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly—a figure far above the Australian average. This trend has strengthened, with the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rising 13 points since 2011 to 33.1%.
33.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
39.6%
Higher than 90% 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 →East Melbourne splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (30%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →East Melbourne splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 21%.
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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206041119/east-melbourne/topic/income