$1,057 ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $706
- 2016: $787
- 2021: $1,057
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Malvern East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Malvern East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes among the highest for similar areas define Malvern East as a very wealthy suburb. The typical family earns $3,292 a week, which is well above the national figure. This high level of wealth has grown steadily over the last decade.
$2,386
▲ +39.3%
- $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 Malvern East — higher than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,386 weekly, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes follow this trend, with the usual person earning $1,057 a week, a figure that has risen by $351 since 2011.
$2,386 ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,713
- 2016: $1,937
- 2021: $2,386
Median total household income per week.
$3,292 ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $2,420
- 2016: $2,652
- 2021: $3,292
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 38.9% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week—far above the 22.6% national figure. This is a significant increase from 2011, and nearly a quarter of all residents now earn $2,000 or more each week.
24.6%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.9%
Higher than 90% 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 →Malvern East splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Malvern East, the largest group is Under $650 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208041195/malvern-east/topic/income