$943 ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $640
- 2016: $742
- 2021: $943
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
East Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Income in East Geelong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of $2,486 is much higher than most areas in East Geelong. This is a relatively affluent pocket where residents generally earn more than the state and national figures. Higher individual earnings help drive this overall wealth across the suburb.
$1,782
▲ +41.9%
- $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 East Geelong — higher than 64% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in East Geelong earns $943 a week, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $805. Typical household income is $1,782, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
$1,782 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,256
- 2016: $1,445
- 2021: $1,782
Median total household income per week.
$2,486 ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,664
- 2016: $2,023
- 2021: $2,486
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 15.5% of people making over $2,000 a week, well above the 12.5% national average. This is reflected in the homes, as 25.1% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most areas.
15.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →East Geelong splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →East Geelong splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
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 East Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20829/east-geelong/topic/income