$789 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Harkness · Suburb / Locality
Income in Harkness
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Harkness have remained steady, with the typical household now earning $1,752 a week. While this matches national and state figures, the area has a much smaller share of high-earners than the rest of the country.
$1,752
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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 Harkness — higher than 63% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical household in Harkness earns $1,752 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. The usual family income is $1,882, which is a little below the Victoria average of $2,136.
$1,752 —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,882 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few people here earn high wages, with only 6.3% making $2,000 or more a week, well below the 12.5% national rate. This gap is also seen in households, where those earning $3,000 or more per week make up 15.3%, much lower than the 22.6% across Australia.
6.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.3%
Lower than 52% 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 Harkness, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and Under $650 (12%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Harkness splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 Harkness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21140/harkness/topic/income