$864 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $698
- 2016: $532
- 2021: $864
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melbourne
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than typical personal earnings define the daily financial experience for many in Melbourne. While the usual weekly individual income is $864, the area shows a wide range of wealth, with a significant number of people earning over $2,000 a week.
$1,448
▲ +17.7%
- $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 Melbourne — lower than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,083 a week, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Individual weekly pay is also strong at $864, though typical household income is a little below the Victorian average at $1,448.
$1,448 ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,230
- 2016: $1,148
- 2021: $1,448
Median total household income per week.
$2,083 ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,788
- 2016: $1,716
- 2021: $2,083
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 13.2% of people making $2,000 or more weekly. However, the area has fewer very wealthy households compared to the state average, as only 16.1% of households earn $3,000 or more each week.
13.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melbourne splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Melbourne splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21640/melbourne/topic/income