$595 ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $392
- 2016: $482
- 2021: $595
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forrest
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Forrest are far below the state and national figures, reflecting a community where earnings are much lower than most areas. The typical family earns $1,312 a week, which is $824 less than the Victorian average.
$1,091
▲ +41.9%
- $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 Forrest — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,091 and personal income is $595. Both figures are well below the same measures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,091 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $769
- 2016: $875
- 2021: $1,091
Median total household income per week.
$1,312 ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,078
- 2016: $1,104
- 2021: $1,312
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 a week personally.
7.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
Lower than 72% 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 Forrest, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forrest, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20939/forrest/topic/income