$630 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $606
- 2021: $630
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wickliffe · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Wickliffe earns much less than most similar areas, with typical household weekly incomes well below the state and national figures. Only 5.2% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, reflecting a community where high earners are very rare.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wickliffe — lower than 77% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,166, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Family and personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the usual personal weekly pay of $630 sitting well below the national figure.
$630 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,166 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,624 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high wages, with only 2.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% national average, and nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 per week.
2.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Wickliffe, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 46%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (20%).
In Wickliffe, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wickliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22781/wickliffe/topic/income