$1,364 ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,060
- 2016: $1,164
- 2021: $1,364
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Elwood · Suburb / Locality
Income in Elwood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High weekly earnings define daily life in Elwood, where typical family incomes reach $3,210. This is well above the national figure, making it one of the wealthiest pockets in the region. These strong earnings are reflected in both household and individual pay levels.
$2,096
▲ +22.3%
- $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 Elwood — higher than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Elwood earns $1,364 a week, which is far above the $805 national figure. Similarly, typical household weekly income is $2,096, a little above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$2,096 ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,714
- 2016: $1,892
- 2021: $2,096
Median total household income per week.
$3,210 ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,390
- 2016: $2,626
- 2021: $3,210
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 27.1% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far above the 12.5% national average. This helps explain why 31.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well above the 22.6% seen across Australia.
27.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Elwood, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Elwood splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 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 Elwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20867/elwood/topic/income