$1,035 ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $707
- 2016: $780
- 2021: $1,035
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 31% of households in Murrumbeena earn $3,000 or more a week, which is much higher than most areas. This reflects a wealthy community where typical incomes for families and individuals are well above the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murrumbeena — higher than 77% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,767 a week, well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. This trend carries across the board, with typical personal weekly incomes of $1,035 being much higher than in most areas.
$1,035 ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,057 ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,767 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 20.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, well above the 12.5% national average. This is consistent with the fact that households earning $3,000+ a week are much more common than in most other areas.
20.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Murrumbeena, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (21%).
Murrumbeena splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/income