$1,042 ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $757
- 2016: $840
- 2021: $1,042
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kew East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Kew East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High weekly earnings define daily life in Kew East, where the typical family brings in $3,166. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as one of the wealthiest of its kind. Incomes have climbed steadily over the last decade, contributing to a significant gap between local earners and the wider population.
$2,485
▲ +38.2%
- $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 Kew East — higher than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,485 a week, which is well above the Victoria figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the usual resident bringing in $1,042 weekly.
$2,485 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,798
- 2016: $2,152
- 2021: $2,485
Median total household income per week.
$3,166 ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $2,222
- 2016: $2,596
- 2021: $3,166
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 (40.7%) compared to 22.6% nationally. This trend has strengthened since 2011, with the proportion of high-earning individuals also rising to 23.3%.
23.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
40.7%
Higher than 91% 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 →Kew East splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kew East, the largest group is Under $650 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Kew East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207011154/kew-east/topic/income