$877 —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $556
- 2021: $877
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Income in St Helens
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Not a single person in St Helens earns $2,000 or more per week, a figure far below the national average. Despite this lack of high earners, typical weekly incomes for families and households remain higher than in most similar areas.
$1,792
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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 St Helens — higher than 65% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,249 a week, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. Personal weekly income is a little above the national figure at $877.
$1,792 —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,792
Median total household income per week.
$2,249 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $2,249
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Nearly half of residents earn between $650 and $1,499 a week, while 31% earn under $650. The absence of anyone earning over $2,000 weekly is much lower than most other areas.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 50%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and $3,000–$3,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In St Helens, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 52%; Under $650 is next at 33%.
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22340/st-helens/topic/income