$1,428 ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $942
- 2016: $1,147
- 2021: $1,428
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kooyong · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have risen significantly in Kooyong, making it one of the highest-earning areas in the region. The typical family now brings in $4,630 a week, which is far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kooyong — higher than 99% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $3,218, far above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also among the highest at this level, sitting at $1,428.
$1,428 ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$3,218 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$4,630 ▲ +64.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Nearly half of all households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the 22.6% national figure. High earners are common here, with 33% of people making $2,000 or more weekly.
33.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
48.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Kooyong, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (23%) and $650–$1,499 (16%).
Kooyong splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (29%) and $3,000 or more (25%), with $650–$1,499 at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/income