$622 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $556
- 2021: $622
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Happy Valley · Suburb / Locality
Income in Happy Valley
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low typical earnings shape daily life in Happy Valley, where the usual family income is just $1,375 a week. This is well below the Victorian and national figures, making it a lower-income area compared to most of the country.
$1,312
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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 Happy Valley — lower than 67% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is typically $622, which is well below the national figure of $805. Household and family incomes are also much lower than most areas, with families typically bringing in $745 less per week than the Australian average.
$1,312 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $1,312
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,875
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 10.3% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is higher than in most similar areas, high-earning households are rare. Only 14.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure well below the Victorian average of 22.7%.
10.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% 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 Happy Valley, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 75%; $4,000 or more is next at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Happy Valley, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21136/happy-valley/topic/income