$816 ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $596
- 2016: $674
- 2021: $816
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melbourne - Outer East · Region (SA4)
Income in Melbourne - Outer East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a quarter of households in Melbourne - Outer East now earn $3,000 or more a week. This is a higher proportion than most other areas, and the typical family income has jumped by $658 since 2011. It is an area where typical earnings are generally higher than the state and national figures.
$1,907
▲ +40.9%
- $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 - Outer East — higher than 72% of areas.
| Melbourne - Outer East | $1,907 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,257, which is much higher than most areas. Typical household income is $1,907, a little above the Victorian figure of $1,759, while typical personal weekly income is $816, about the same as the national figure.
$1,907 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,353
- 2016: $1,559
- 2021: $1,907
Median total household income per week.
$2,257 ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,599
- 2016: $1,851
- 2021: $2,257
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The share of households earning $3,000 or more per week rose 15 points since 2011 to 24.9%, a little above the national rate. High earners are also more common here, with 12.4% of people earning $2,000 or more each week.
12.4%
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.9%
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Melbourne - Outer East, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melbourne - Outer East, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 - Outer East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/211/melbourne-outer-east/topic/income