$1,093 ▲ +58.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $691
- 2016: $830
- 2021: $1,093
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Income in Fairfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of households in Fairfield earn more than $3,000 a week, making it a wealthy pocket of the region. The area is marked by high earning power, with typical weekly incomes for families and individuals sitting well above both the state and national figures.
$1,967
▲ +39.8%
- $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 Fairfield — higher than 74% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $3,054 a week, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly income is also much higher than most areas, with the usual person earning $1,093.
$1,967 ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,407
- 2016: $1,710
- 2021: $1,967
Median total household income per week.
$3,054 ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,035
- 2016: $2,332
- 2021: $3,054
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 21.9% of people make $2,000 or more a week. This is well above the national figure of 12.5%, and 32.1% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
21.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.1%
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 →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with $4,000 or more at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Fairfield splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20901/fairfield/topic/income