$612 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $612
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Best · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mount Best
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are generally low in Mount Best, where the typical household brings in $1,062. This is far below the national figure of $1,746, reflecting a local economy where high-income earners are almost entirely absent.
$1,062
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- $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 Mount Best — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person earns $612 a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $803. Family incomes are closer to the average, with a typical weekly total of $1,875, just a little below the national figure of $2,120.
$1,062 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $437
- 2021: $1,062
Median total household income per week.
$1,875 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
There are no households earning $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Most of the community earns on the lower end, with 57.5% of people bringing in less than $650 a week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Mount Best, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 75%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Best, Under $650 is the majority at 66%; $650–$1,499 is next 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 Mount Best [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21774/mount-best/topic/income