$951 ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $590
- 2016: $726
- 2021: $951
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Chelsea · Suburb / Locality
Income in Chelsea
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for many residents is higher than in most similar areas, making Chelsea a relatively prosperous pocket of the region. The typical family earns $2,374 a week, which sits a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
$1,683
▲ +60.9%
- $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 Chelsea — higher than 59% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $951, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is echoed in family earnings, which are a little above the national figure at $2,374 per week.
$1,683 ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,046
- 2016: $1,307
- 2021: $1,683
Median total household income per week.
$2,374 ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,477
- 2016: $1,825
- 2021: $2,374
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 14.6% of people bringing in $2,000 or more a week, a little above the national figure. About 21.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most similar areas.
14.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.7%
Higher than 66% 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 Chelsea, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Chelsea splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
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 Chelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20537/chelsea/topic/income