$983 ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $692
- 2016: $785
- 2021: $983
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Diamond Creek · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of households in Diamond Creek earn $3,000 or more a week, placing the area among the highest for income in the region. Weekly family incomes are well above both the state and national figures. This is a wealthy area where a high proportion of residents earn significantly more than the typical Australian.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Diamond Creek — higher than 89% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,761 a week, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household incomes are also among the highest at this level, with a typical weekly income of $2,508, while personal weekly incomes are a little above the national figure at $983.
$983 ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,508 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,761 ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 17.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the 12.5% national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 36.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, far above the Australian average of 22.6%.
17.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Diamond Creek, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $4,000 or more (21%) and $3,000–$3,999 (18%).
Diamond Creek splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Diamond Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20752/diamond-creek/topic/income