$855 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $562
- 2021: $855
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ferndale · Suburb / Locality
Income in Ferndale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher personal earnings than most similar areas mark the income profile of Ferndale. While typical individual pay is strong, family incomes are well below the state and national figures. This suggests a gap between what individuals earn and the total income coming into family homes.
$1,625
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- $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 Ferndale — higher than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Ferndale earns $855 a week, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of $805. However, the typical family income of $1,687 is well below the Victorian average of $2,136.
$1,625 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,625
Median total household income per week.
$1,687 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,687
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No households in Ferndale earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. High earners are rare here, with only 7.9% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national rate of 12.5%.
7.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Ferndale, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 67%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ferndale, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Ferndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20914/ferndale/topic/income