$940 ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $639
- 2016: $749
- 2021: $940
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Kingston
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Kingston are a little above both the Victorian and national figures. This is a high-earning area where the typical family brings in $2,543 a week, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011.
$1,965
▲ +49.1%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Kingston — higher than 70% of areas.
| Kingston | $1,965 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,965 weekly, which is higher than most areas. This is consistent with typical personal incomes of $940, a figure that is much higher than most areas and rose by $301 since 2011.
$1,965 ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,318
- 2016: $1,581
- 2021: $1,965
Median total household income per week.
$2,543 ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,723
- 2016: $2,048
- 2021: $2,543
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 28.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well above the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 10.6% of households earned that much.
16.8%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.2%
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20803/kingston/topic/income