$1,206 ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $807
- 2016: $972
- 2021: $1,206
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Elsternwick · Suburb / Locality
Income in Elsternwick
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of households in Elsternwick earn $3,000 or more each week. This is a high-earning area where typical weekly family incomes reach $3,210, which is well above the national figure. These strong earnings are reflected across both household and personal income levels.
$2,209
▲ +40.9%
- $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 Elsternwick — higher than 84% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income of $2,209 is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal incomes are also among the highest at this level, with a typical weekly earner bringing in $1,206.
$2,209 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,568
- 2016: $1,921
- 2021: $2,209
Median total household income per week.
$3,210 ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,201
- 2016: $2,595
- 2021: $3,210
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 25.5% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, which is far above the 12.5% national average. Similarly, 35% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far above both the state and national levels.
25.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Elsternwick splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Elsternwick splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
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 Elsternwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20864/elsternwick/topic/income