$452 ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $373
- 2016: $432
- 2021: $452
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Elmhurst · Suburb / Locality
Income in Elmhurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Elmhurst are far below state and national figures, making this one of the lowest-earning areas in the region. The typical household brings in just $774 a week, which is nearly $1,000 less than the Victorian average.
$774
▲ +18.3%
- $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 Elmhurst — lower than 95% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $866 weekly, which is far below the national figure of $2,120. Personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level, with a typical resident earning $452 per week.
$774 ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $654
- 2016: $720
- 2021: $774
Median total household income per week.
$866 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $794
- 2016: $776
- 2021: $866
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 3.5% of individuals making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the Australian figure of 12.5%, while 46.2% of people earn under $650 weekly.
3.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.9%
Lower than 85% 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 Elmhurst, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by Under $650 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (9%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Elmhurst, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Elmhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20861/elmhurst/topic/income