$817 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $591
- 2016: $671
- 2021: $817
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Carrum Downs · Suburb / Locality
Income in Carrum Downs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Carrum Downs are generally steady, with the typical household bringing in $1,658. Most residents earn around the national figure, though the area has a much smaller proportion of high earners compared to the rest of the state.
$1,658
▲ +40.2%
- $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 Carrum Downs — higher than 58% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,993 a week, which is about the same as the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly income is $817, a result that is higher than most similar areas.
$1,658 ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,183
- 2016: $1,339
- 2021: $1,658
Median total household income per week.
$1,993 ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,339
- 2016: $1,533
- 2021: $1,993
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 6.2% of people making $2,000 or more a week, well below the national 12.5%. This gap is also seen in households, where only 13.8% earn over $3,000 weekly, compared to 22.6% across Australia.
6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 57% 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 Carrum Downs, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Carrum Downs splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
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 Carrum Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20508/carrum-downs/topic/income