$945 —
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $722
- 2021: $945
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) earns $2,732 a week, a figure that is well above the national average. This area is much wealthier than most similar places, with a significant rise in earnings across the board since 2016.
$2,191
—
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) — higher than 84% of areas.
| Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) | $2,191 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is typically $2,191, which is a little above the Victorian figure and well above the national usual of $1,746. Personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the typical person earning $945 a week.
$2,191 —
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,191
Median total household income per week.
$2,732 —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,152
- 2021: $2,732
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 34.2% of households bring in $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the national figure. This represents a 12 point increase since 2016, while 20.1% of individuals earn $2,000 or more per week.
20.1%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.2%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $4,000 or more (23%), with $650–$1,499 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20906/bentleigh/topic/income