$865 ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $563
- 2016: $658
- 2021: $865
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Oakleigh · Suburb / Locality
Income in Oakleigh
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 40% of people in Oakleigh earn under $650 a week, yet the area overall is wealthier than most. While many individuals earn lower amounts, a strong group of high earners pushes the typical family income to $2,455 per week, which is a little above the national figure.
$1,926
▲ +38.3%
- $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 Oakleigh — higher than 72% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,926, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal weekly income is $865, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,926 ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,393
- 2016: $1,571
- 2021: $1,926
Median total household income per week.
$2,455 ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,672
- 2016: $1,960
- 2021: $2,455
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 28.4% of households making over $3,000 a week, well above the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This helps explain why 15.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure much higher than most areas.
15.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.4%
Higher than 80% 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 Oakleigh, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Oakleigh, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Oakleigh
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Oakleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22000/oakleigh/topic/income