$687 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $565
- 2021: $687
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forest Hill
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Forest Hill sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain lower than state and national figures. Most residents earn a modest amount, with the usual household bringing in $1,375 a week.
$1,375
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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 Forest Hill — lower than 62% of areas.
| Forest Hill | $1,375 |
|---|---|
| 6324, WA | $1,191 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $1,375, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national average at $687.
$1,375 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,281
- 2021: $1,375
Median total household income per week.
$1,875 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $1,875
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state; only 13.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, compared to 23.2% in Western Australia. This is consistent with the fact that only 9.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
9.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Forest Hill splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (37%), with $4,000 or more at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forest Hill, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $3,000 or more (15%).
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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50513/forest-hill/topic/income