$1,036 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $730
- 2016: $837
- 2021: $1,036
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brighton East · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brighton East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Brighton East are among the highest for similar areas. Family earnings are far above the national figure, with a typical weekly household income of $2,544. This creates a wealthy profile where a large proportion of residents earn well above the state and national averages.
$2,544
▲ +41.6%
- $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 Brighton East — higher than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is much higher than most areas at $1,036, which is well above the $805 national figure. Family incomes are equally strong, with typical weekly earnings of $3,400, far exceeding the Australian average by $1,280.
$2,544 ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,796
- 2016: $2,065
- 2021: $2,544
Median total household income per week.
$3,400 ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,452
- 2016: $2,698
- 2021: $3,400
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 42% of households bring in $3,000 or more per week, far above the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, 25.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is 13 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
25.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
42.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Brighton East, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (22%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brighton East, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Brighton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20338/brighton-east/topic/income