$1,120 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $840
- 2016: $923
- 2021: $1,120
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kew · Suburb / Locality
Income in Kew
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High earning power defines daily life in Kew, where typical weekly family incomes reach $3,301. This is well above the national figure and places the suburb among the highest for income in the country.
$2,497
▲ +23.5%
- $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 Kew — higher than 89% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,497, which is well above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Individual earnings are also much higher than most areas, with a typical personal weekly income of $1,120.
$2,497 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,022
- 2016: $2,206
- 2021: $2,497
Median total household income per week.
$3,301 ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,577
- 2016: $2,786
- 2021: $3,301
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The area has a very high concentration of top earners, with 41.1% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week. This is far above the national rate of 22.6%, and 25.9% of people here earn $2,000 or more weekly.
25.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
41.1%
Higher than 94% 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 Kew, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 33%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kew, the largest group is Under $650 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21336/kew/topic/income