$836 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $709
- 2021: $836
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ruby · Suburb / Locality
Income in Ruby
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $2,277 are much higher than most similar areas in Ruby. While typical earnings here sit slightly above the national figures, a smaller proportion of the population reaches the highest income brackets compared to the rest of the state.
$2,139
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- $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 Ruby — higher than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,139, which is a little above the $1,746 Australian figure. Personal weekly income is also higher than most areas at $836.
$2,139 —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $2,139
Median total household income per week.
$2,277 —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,550
- 2021: $2,277
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 9.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the 12.5% national average. Similarly, the 16.7% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is well below the Victorian figure of 22.7%.
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.
16.7%
Higher than 52% 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 Ruby, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $4,000 or more (12%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Ruby splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 Ruby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22210/ruby/topic/income