$753 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $571
- 2016: $636
- 2021: $753
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Templestowe Lower · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a quarter of households in Templestowe Lower now earn $3,000 or more per week, marking a significant increase in local wealth. This shift has made the area's typical household income higher than most other similar places. It is a pocket where high-earning families are increasingly common.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Templestowe Lower — higher than 60% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,919 a week, which is a little above the national figure of $1,746. While typical family income has risen by $549 since 2011 to reach $2,231, the typical personal income of $753 is lower than most areas.
$753 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,919 ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,231 ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are well represented here, with 28.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, well above the Victorian figure of 22.7%. This is a sharp rise from 13.6% in 2011, and 14.6% of individuals now earn $2,000 or more per week.
14.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Templestowe Lower splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with $4,000 or more at 18%.
In Templestowe Lower, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Templestowe Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207021160/templestowe-lower/topic/income