$575 ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $490
- 2016: $523
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Longwood · Suburb / Locality
Income in Longwood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Longwood earn under $650 a week, which is the most common income level here. This reflects a broader trend across the area, where typical weekly incomes for families and individuals are well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$1,111
▲ +22.9%
- $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 Longwood — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,410, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian average of $2,136. Similarly, the usual weekly personal income is $575, falling well below the national figure of $805.
$1,111 ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $904
- 2016: $981
- 2021: $1,111
Median total household income per week.
$1,410 ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $929
- 2016: $1,218
- 2021: $1,410
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.3% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Only 5.3% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national average.
5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.3%
Lower than 75% 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 Longwood, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Longwood, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21540/longwood/topic/income