$809 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $569
- 2016: $665
- 2021: $809
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Somerville · Suburb / Locality
Income in Somerville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of people in Somerville earn under $650 a week. Despite this, the area generally sees higher typical incomes than most similar places, with families usually bringing in $2,149 weekly. This is roughly the same as the figures seen across Victoria and Australia.
$1,781
▲ +38.4%
- $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 Somerville — higher than 64% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,781, and for individuals it is $809. Both figures are higher than most similar areas, though they sit about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,781 ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,287
- 2016: $1,465
- 2021: $1,781
Median total household income per week.
$2,149 ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,483
- 2016: $1,727
- 2021: $2,149
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 20.5% of households making over $3,000 a week. However, this is a little below the Victorian average of 22.7%.
9.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Somerville, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Somerville splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22305/somerville/topic/income