$636 ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $511
- 2016: $546
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunset Strip · Suburb / Locality
Income in Sunset Strip
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Sunset Strip have stayed notably low compared to the rest of the country. The typical household earns just $1,009 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. This gap is seen across families and individuals alike.
$1,009
▲ +10.3%
- $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 Sunset Strip — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $1,395 per week, which is well below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $636 weekly.
$1,009 ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $915
- 2016: $1,031
- 2021: $1,009
Median total household income per week.
$1,395 ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,011
- 2016: $1,212
- 2021: $1,395
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. Nearly half of all residents earn less than $650 per week.
5.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 76% 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 Sunset Strip, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunset Strip, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Sunset Strip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22394/sunset-strip/topic/income