$1,532 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,164
- 2016: $1,341
- 2021: $1,532
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
East Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Income in East Melbourne
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly personal incomes in East Melbourne are far above the national figure by $727. This area is one of the wealthiest in the region, with a huge gap between local earnings and those across Victoria and Australia.
$2,345
▲ +17.9%
- $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 Melbourne — higher than 87% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Family incomes are among the highest at this level, with a typical weekly figure of $3,733. This is far above the Victorian typical income of $2,136, while typical households earn $2,345 a week, which is well above the national figure.
$2,345 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,989
- 2016: $2,285
- 2021: $2,345
Median total household income per week.
$3,733 ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,695
- 2016: $3,120
- 2021: $3,733
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are very common here, with 33.1% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far above the 12.5% national average. Similarly, the 39.6% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far above the Victorian figure.
33.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
39.6%
Higher than 93% 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 Melbourne splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (30%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →East Melbourne splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 21%.
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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20830/east-melbourne/topic/income