$916 ▲ +88.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $623
- 2021: $916
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Footscray · Suburb / Locality
Income in Footscray
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical personal income of $916 a week puts Footscray a little above the national figure. This is a relatively high-earning area where typical weekly family and household incomes sit slightly above the Australian average.
$1,763
▲ +66.5%
- $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 Footscray — higher than 63% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is typically $2,296 and household income is $1,763, both of which are higher than in most areas. Personal income is also strong at $916, which is much higher than most similar areas.
$1,763 ▲ +66.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,059
- 2016: $1,314
- 2021: $1,763
Median total household income per week.
$2,296 ▲ +85.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,236
- 2016: $1,660
- 2021: $2,296
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 13.7% of people making $2,000 or more a week, a figure a little above the national average. Around 21.6% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most areas.
13.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Footscray, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Footscray splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
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 Footscray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20935/footscray/topic/income