$706 ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $596
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $706
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brookfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over 7 percentage points separates Brookfield from the state and national figures for high-income households. While typical incomes here are around the middle for similar areas, the area has far fewer high earners than the broader region. Most residents earn a modest weekly income.
$1,642
▲ +19.2%
- $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 Brookfield — higher than 57% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Brookfield earns $1,797 a week, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are $1,642 and $706, both sitting around the middle for similar areas.
$1,642 ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,377
- 2016: $1,452
- 2021: $1,642
Median total household income per week.
$1,797 ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,484
- 2016: $1,585
- 2021: $1,797
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, with only 6.3% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the national 12.5%. This is consistent with the 15.6% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, which is also well below the state and national figures.
6.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Brookfield, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brookfield, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20351/brookfield/topic/income