$779 ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $569
- 2016: $672
- 2021: $779
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Neerim East · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Neerim East have remained steady and consistent with broader trends. The typical family earns $2,041 a week, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While typical earnings are unremarkable, the area has a higher-than-usual share of high-income earners.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Neerim East — higher than 53% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,583, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. Personal weekly income is $779, sitting around the middle for similar areas.
$779 ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,583 ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,041 ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
A higher-than-average 23.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. This is mirrored in personal earnings, where 12.3% of people earn at least $2,000 weekly, a figure higher than most areas.
12.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Neerim East, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and Under $650 (12%).
Neerim East splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Neerim East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21908/neerim-east/topic/income