$835 ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $490
- 2016: $693
- 2021: $835
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Highlands · Suburb / Locality
Income in Highlands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of people in Highlands earn less than $650 a week, making it an area with generally low earnings. While typical personal incomes are about the same as the state and national figures, family and household incomes are well below those benchmarks.
$1,375
▲ +41.5%
- $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 Highlands — lower than 62% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,562, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household incomes are also lower than most areas at $1,375 a week, though typical personal income is slightly higher than most areas at $835.
$1,375 ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $972
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,375
Median total household income per week.
$1,562 ▲ +64.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $1,550
- 2021: $1,562
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the national 22.6%. Similarly, the 3.6% of people earning over $2,000 a week is well below the Victorian average of 12.3%.
3.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Highlands, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Highlands, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21186/highlands/topic/income