$981 ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $664
- 2016: $784
- 2021: $981
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mentone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Mentone
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher typical incomes than most similar areas define Mentone, where the usual weekly family income is $2,604. This trend of growing wealth is clear across the board, with both family and personal earnings rising significantly since 2011. The area now sees a much larger proportion of high-earning households compared to the rest of the state.
$1,889
▲ +46.8%
- $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 Mentone — higher than 59% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $981, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also a little above the state and national levels, having risen by $835 since 2011.
$1,889 ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,287
- 2016: $1,521
- 2021: $1,889
Median total household income per week.
$2,604 ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,769
- 2016: $2,111
- 2021: $2,604
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A higher than usual 28% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that has climbed 17 points since 2011. This shift is reflected in personal earnings too, with 18% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the Victorian average of 12.3%.
18.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.0%
Higher than 71% 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 →Mentone splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with $4,000 or more at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mentone splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) 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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031190/mentone/topic/income