$900 ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $575
- 2016: $704
- 2021: $900
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Watsonia · Suburb / Locality
Income in Watsonia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Watsonia are much higher than in most similar areas. The typical family earns $2,450 a week, which is a little above the national figure. This is a relatively prosperous pocket where a higher share of people and households earn top-tier incomes compared to the rest of the country.
$1,883
▲ +60.9%
- $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 Watsonia — higher than 70% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $900, which is much higher than most areas. Typical household income is $1,883, and typical family income is $2,450, both of which sit a little above state and national levels.
$1,883 ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,170
- 2016: $1,448
- 2021: $1,883
Median total household income per week.
$2,450 ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,475
- 2016: $1,876
- 2021: $2,450
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are well represented here, with 14.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. This is much higher than most areas, and 24.2% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is a little above the Victorian figure.
14.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.2%
Higher than 72% 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 Watsonia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Watsonia, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Watsonia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22721/watsonia/topic/income