$1,236 —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Kilda - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in St Kilda - West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher earnings have become a defining feature of St Kilda - West over the last decade. This is now a wealthy pocket where typical family weekly incomes of $2,787 sit well above the national figure. This trend is especially clear for individuals, who see some of the highest personal incomes in the region.
$1,849
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- $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 - West — higher than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,236, which is well above both the state and national figures. Families here typically earn $2,787 a week, a result that is much higher than most similar areas.
$1,849 —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,787 —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 21% of people making $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the Victorian average of 12.3%. Additionally, 24.6% of households earn over $3,000 a week, a figure slightly higher than the rest of Australia.
21.0%
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.
24.6%
Higher than 62% 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 - West, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →St Kilda - West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206051514/st-kilda-west/topic/income