$1,265 ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $789
- 2016: $925
- 2021: $1,265
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fitzroy · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Fitzroy
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly family incomes in Fitzroy are $3,072, which is well above the national figure. This area has seen a significant climb in earnings over the last decade. It is now a high-earning pocket of Melbourne where both households and individuals often earn much more than the state average.
$2,194
▲ +48.0%
- $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 Fitzroy — higher than 77% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Fitzroy earns $1,265 a week, which is among the highest for this level and well above the $805 national figure. Typical household income is also much higher than most areas at $2,194 per week.
$2,194 ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,482
- 2016: $1,715
- 2021: $2,194
Median total household income per week.
$3,072 ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,925
- 2016: $2,223
- 2021: $3,072
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A far higher share of households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to the rest of Australia, at 34.7%. This trend is growing, with the proportion of people earning over $2,000 a week rising by 14 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.4%.
25.4%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.7%
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 →Fitzroy splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Fitzroy splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with $650–$1,499 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 Fitzroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206071142/fitzroy/topic/income