Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

About 40.7% of people in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) earn under $650 a week, but the area has a strong presence of high earners. This mix is seen in the typical weekly family income of $2,369, which is higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,836
  • $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 Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 59% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)$1,836
Greater Melbourne $1,901
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income of $2,369 is a little above the state and national figures. Household income is about the same as the rest of the country at $1,836, while personal income sits around the middle for its level at $814.

$814

Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $666
  • 2021: $814

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,836

Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $1,568
  • 2021: $1,836

Median total household income per week.

$2,369

Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $2,051
  • 2021: $2,369

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are common here, with 27.9% of households earning over $3,000 a week, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a trend toward higher pay, as the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose 4.9 points since 2016 to reach 16.7%.

Household income distribution

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Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with $4,000 or more at 19%.

Personal income distribution

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In Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).

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 Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21001/box-hill/topic/income