$970 ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $648
- 2016: $740
- 2021: $970
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bentleigh - McKinnon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Bentleigh - McKinnon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Bentleigh - McKinnon are well above the national figure, with a typical family earning $2,863. This area is much wealthier than most similar places, and high earners have become significantly more common over the last decade.
$2,240
▲ +47.3%
- $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 Bentleigh - McKinnon — higher than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,240, which is well above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly incomes are also a little above the national average at $970, and this typical family earning has risen by $851 since 2011.
$2,240 ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,521
- 2016: $1,830
- 2021: $2,240
Median total household income per week.
$2,863 ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $2,012
- 2016: $2,298
- 2021: $2,863
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 35.6% of households earn over $3,000 a week—a figure far above the national average of 22.6%. This proportion rose by 19 points since 2011, while the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly also rose by 10 points to 21.5%.
21.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.6%
Higher than 86% 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 →Bentleigh - McKinnon splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $4,000 or more (25%), with $650–$1,499 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bentleigh - McKinnon, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) 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 Bentleigh - McKinnon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021174/bentleigh-mckinnon/topic/income