$808 ▲ +82.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $443
- 2016: $568
- 2021: $808
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Helen · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mount Helen
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than usual earnings define daily life in Mount Helen, where the typical family brings in $2,340 a week. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures.
$2,076
▲ +35.2%
- $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 Helen — higher than 78% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is typically $2,076, which is much higher than most areas and $317 above the Victorian figure. However, typical personal weekly income is $808, which is about the same as the national average.
$2,076 ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,536
- 2016: $1,714
- 2021: $2,076
Median total household income per week.
$2,340 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,728
- 2016: $1,984
- 2021: $2,340
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 26% of households earning over $3,000 a week, well above the 22.7% seen across Victoria. About 13.3% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure much higher than most similar areas.
13.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
26.0%
Higher 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 Mount Helen, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and $3,000–$3,999 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Helen, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) 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 Mount Helen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21798/mount-helen/topic/income