$1,053 ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $717
- 2016: $844
- 2021: $1,053
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Research · Suburb / Locality
Income in Research
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes far above the national figure define Research, where the typical home brings in $2,876. This is a very wealthy area compared to other similar places, with family and personal earnings sitting well above both state and national levels.
$2,876
▲ +48.3%
- $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 Research — higher than 95% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $3,127 a week, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal weekly income is also much higher than most areas at $1,053.
$2,876 ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,939
- 2016: $2,275
- 2021: $2,876
Median total household income per week.
$3,127 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,159
- 2016: $2,449
- 2021: $3,127
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earnings are common here, with 44.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the national figure of 22.6%. This wealth is reflected in the 22.3% of people who earn at least $2,000 weekly.
22.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
44.5%
Higher than 97% 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 Research, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 33%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Research, the largest group is Under $650 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Research [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22160/research/topic/income