$741 ▲ +70.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $434
- 2016: $541
- 2021: $741
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Reservoir · Suburb / Locality
Income in Reservoir
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Reservoir have remained largely consistent with state and national figures over the last decade. The typical household here brings in $1,541 a week, placing the area around the middle for its level. While most residents earn moderate incomes, there are fewer high-earners compared to the Victorian average.
$1,541
▲ +58.5%
- $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 Reservoir — higher than 50% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,983, which is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. Personal weekly income is similar, with the usual person earning $741, and typical household income is a little below the state figure at $1,541.
$1,541 ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $972
- 2016: $1,197
- 2021: $1,541
Median total household income per week.
$1,983 ▲ +71.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,157
- 2016: $1,421
- 2021: $1,983
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the wider state; only 17.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the national average at 9.2%.
9.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Reservoir splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Reservoir, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Reservoir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22161/reservoir/topic/income