$669 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $700
- 2021: $669
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairy Dell · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Only 8.6% of households in Fairy Dell earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure. While typical household incomes are about the same as the rest of the country, very few people in this area earn a high weekly income.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairy Dell — higher than 66% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,812, which is higher than most similar areas. However, typical personal weekly income is $669, a little below both the Victorian and national figures.
$669 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,812 —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,875 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
The income spread is narrow, with 5.3% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the national average of 12.5%. Most residents earn under $650 a week, accounting for 57.9% of the population.
5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Fairy Dell, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (41%) and $4,000 or more (11%).
In Fairy Dell, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Fairy Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20904/fairy-dell/topic/income