$1,210 ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $870
- 2016: $981
- 2021: $1,210
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Kilda East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in St Kilda East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly a third of households in St Kilda East earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week, which is the most common income bracket for the area. This is a high-earning community where typical personal and family incomes are well above the national figures. The proportion of high earners has grown significantly over the last decade.
$1,988
▲ +39.9%
- $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 St Kilda East — higher than 65% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,210, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of $805. Families also earn well above the Australian average, with a typical weekly income of $2,894.
$1,988 ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,421
- 2016: $1,636
- 2021: $1,988
Median total household income per week.
$2,894 ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,991
- 2016: $2,283
- 2021: $2,894
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 21.6% of people earn $2,000 or more a week—a figure well above the national average of 12.5%. This trend is also seen in households, where 27.7% earn $3,000 or more weekly, up 16 percentage points since 2011.
21.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.7%
Higher than 70% 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 St Kilda East, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →St Kilda East splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 27%.
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 St Kilda East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051134/st-kilda-east/topic/income