$1,011 ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $652
- 2016: $729
- 2021: $1,011
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Carnegie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Carnegie
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than usual earnings shape daily life in Carnegie, where the typical personal weekly income is $1,011. This figure is well above both the Victorian and national figures, marking the area as one of the more affluent spots compared to similar locations.
$1,873
▲ +45.5%
- $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 Carnegie — higher than 57% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $2,537 a week, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state and national figures. This follows a strong upward trend, with family income rising $799 since 2011.
$1,873 ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,287
- 2016: $1,477
- 2021: $1,873
Median total household income per week.
$2,537 ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,738
- 2016: $2,051
- 2021: $2,537
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A larger share of the population earns a high income, with 18.7% of people making $2,000 or more a week, well above the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, 26% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that has risen 14 percentage points since 2011.
18.7%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
26.0%
Higher than 65% 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 →In Carnegie, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Carnegie splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021176/carnegie/topic/income