$795 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $631
- 2016: $682
- 2021: $795
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Long Forest · Suburb / Locality
Income in Long Forest
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Household earnings in Long Forest have grown significantly, with typical weekly incomes now much higher than most other similar areas. The typical household brings in $2,437 a week, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a community where a large proportion of families earn well above the average.
$2,437
▲ +44.5%
- $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 Long Forest — higher than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,437, well above both the Victorian figure of $1,759 and the national average. Family incomes are also a little above the national average at $2,345, while typical personal weekly income is $795, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
$2,437 ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,687
- 2016: $1,859
- 2021: $2,437
Median total household income per week.
$2,345 ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,660
- 2016: $1,916
- 2021: $2,345
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.1% of households making over $3,000 a week, a figure far above the 22.6% national average. This trend is mirrored by individuals, as 13.0% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most areas.
13.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.1%
Higher than 89% 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 Long Forest, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Long Forest, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Long Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21533/long-forest/topic/income