$1,228 ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $858
- 2016: $971
- 2021: $1,228
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hawthorn East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Hawthorn East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Hawthorn East earns $3,203 a week, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This wealthy profile is reflected across the board, with personal and household incomes sitting among the highest in the country. Earnings have climbed steadily here over the last decade.
$2,228
▲ +22.4%
- $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 Hawthorn East — higher than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,228, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also high, with the typical person earning $1,228 a week, up $370 since 2011.
$2,228 ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,820
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $2,228
Median total household income per week.
$3,203 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $2,543
- 2016: $2,659
- 2021: $3,203
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 36% of households bring in $3,000 or more a week, far above the 22.6% national average. This trend has grown over time, with the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rising 10 points since 2011 to reach 26.3%.
26.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.0%
Higher than 87% 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 →Hawthorn East splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Hawthorn East splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Hawthorn East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011152/hawthorn-east/topic/income