$627 ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $453
- 2016: $473
- 2021: $627
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Box Hill · Suburb / Locality
Income in Box Hill
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Box Hill earn under $650 a week, reflecting a community where incomes are generally low. Typical earnings for families and individuals here are well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$1,267
▲ +23.9%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Box Hill — lower than 70% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,267, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. This trend is seen across the board, with typical family and personal weekly incomes also sitting well below state and national levels.
$1,267 ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,023
- 2016: $1,054
- 2021: $1,267
Median total household income per week.
$1,594 ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,368
- 2016: $1,399
- 2021: $1,594
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 14.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 22.7% seen across Victoria.
8.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Box Hill splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with Under $650 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Box Hill, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Box Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20314/box-hill/topic/income