$1,067 ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $723
- 2016: $859
- 2021: $1,067
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Essendon · Suburb / Locality
Income in Essendon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Essendon are well above the national figure by $826. This is a high-earning area where typical household and personal incomes are much higher than most other similar places. The wealth is evident in both the typical weekly pay and the high proportion of top earners.
$2,132
▲ +38.6%
- $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 Essendon — higher than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,946 a week, which is well above the Victoria figure of $2,136. Household and personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with typical personal weekly pay sitting at $1,067.
$2,132 ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,538
- 2016: $1,775
- 2021: $2,132
Median total household income per week.
$2,946 ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,135
- 2016: $2,366
- 2021: $2,946
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A far higher share of households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to Australia, at 33.0%. This trend continues with individuals, as 20.9% earn over $2,000 weekly, which is well above the national figure of 12.5%.
20.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
33.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Essendon, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Essendon splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), 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 Essendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20885/essendon/topic/income