$1,022 ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $691
- 2016: $802
- 2021: $1,022
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melbourne - Inner South · Region (SA4)
Income in Melbourne - Inner South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steeply in Melbourne - Inner South since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $873. This area is now much wealthier than most, as a third of households earn $3,000 or more each week. These figures are well above both the Victorian and national averages.
$2,174
▲ +45.8%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Melbourne - Inner South — higher than 84% of areas.
| Melbourne - Inner South | $2,174 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,022, which is well above the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the usual family earning $2,868 a week, far exceeding the Victorian average of $2,136.
$2,174 ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,491
- 2016: $1,793
- 2021: $2,174
Median total household income per week.
$2,868 ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,995
- 2016: $2,309
- 2021: $2,868
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The spread of wealth has shifted upward, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more rising 18 points since 2011 to 34.1%. High earners are common here, as 21.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the 12.5% national average.
21.7%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.1%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melbourne - Inner South splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $4,000 or more (24%), with $650–$1,499 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melbourne - Inner South, the largest group is Under $650 at 36%, 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 Melbourne - Inner South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/208/melbourne-inner-south/topic/income