$1,036 —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $562
- 2021: $1,036
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Scotchmans Lead · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes of $1,036 are well above the national figure in Scotchmans Lead. This area is much wealthier than most similar places, with a high proportion of residents earning a strong weekly pay. It is a high-income pocket where both families and individuals typically earn more than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Scotchmans Lead — higher than 77% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $2,050, which is a little above the Victorian figure of $1,759. This is much higher than most similar areas, while typical family income sits at $2,250, which is about the same as the national average.
$1,036 —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,050 —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 28.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week—a figure well above the national average of 22.6%. Meanwhile, 12.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Scotchmans Lead splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 19%.
In Scotchmans Lead, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Scotchmans Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22243/scotchmans-lead/topic/income