$746 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $557
- 2016: $610
- 2021: $746
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Purnim · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Purnim have remained steady, with household earnings now sitting higher than most similar areas. While the typical weekly household income is $1,699, there are far fewer high-earners here than across the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Purnim — higher than 60% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Purnim earns $1,699 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. Family incomes are a little lower than the Australian average, coming in at $1,807 per week.
$746 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,699 ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,807 ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High incomes are less common here, with only 15% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 44.8% of people earn under $650 a week.
7.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Purnim, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and Under $650 (14%).
In Purnim, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Purnim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22127/purnim/topic/income