$743 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Garfield · Suburb / Locality
Income in Garfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower proportions of high earners live in Garfield compared to state and national figures. While typical weekly incomes are about the same as those seen across Victoria and Australia, there are fewer people reaching the highest pay brackets.
$1,677
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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 Garfield — higher than 59% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Garfield earns $1,992 a week, which is about the same as the Victorian figure of $2,136. Individual weekly pay is similar to the national trend, with the typical person earning $743.
$1,677 —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,992 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 15.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is also seen in personal pay, where people earning $2,000 or more a week are well below the Victorian average.
8.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Garfield splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 14%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Garfield, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Garfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20966/garfield/topic/income