$1,053 ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $774
- 2016: $843
- 2021: $1,053
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Higgins · Suburb / Locality
Income in Higgins
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Higgins remain much higher than in most similar areas. The typical family brings in $2,614 a week, reflecting a generally wealthy pocket of the region. While these figures are slightly lower than the territory average, they sit well above the national typical income.
$2,248
▲ +41.5%
- $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 Higgins — higher than 86% of areas.
| Higgins | $2,248 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | $2,262 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $2,248 a week, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also high at $1,053, though this is a little below the territory average of $1,203.
$2,248 ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,589
- 2016: $1,737
- 2021: $2,248
Median total household income per week.
$2,614 ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,856
- 2016: $2,080
- 2021: $2,614
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 31.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well above the Australian average, although it is well below the 36.4% seen across the ACT.
16.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.7%
Higher than 85% 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 Higgins, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $3,000–$3,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Higgins splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 30%.
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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80073/higgins/topic/income