$955 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $723
- 2016: $793
- 2021: $955
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lower Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lower Plenty
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly family income of $2,708 puts Lower Plenty well above the Victorian and national figures. This is a wealthy area where typical earnings across families, households, and individuals are all much higher than in most other places.
$2,160
▲ +36.0%
- $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 Lower Plenty — higher than 82% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,708, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal weekly incomes are also much higher than most areas, at $2,160 and $955 respectively.
$2,160 ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,588
- 2016: $1,822
- 2021: $2,160
Median total household income per week.
$2,708 ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,084
- 2016: $2,259
- 2021: $2,708
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well above the national figure of 22.6%. This trend extends to individuals, as 19.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is much higher than most areas.
19.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.0%
Higher than 86% 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 Lower Plenty, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and $4,000 or more (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lower Plenty, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Lower Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21547/lower-plenty/topic/income