$963 —
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $790
- 2021: $963
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of households in Eltham earn $3,000 or more each week, a figure far above the state and national averages. This makes the area one of the highest-earning places in the region, with typical incomes rising across the board since 2016.
$2,302
—
- $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 Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) — higher than 88% of areas.
| Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) | $2,302 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,681, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Both typical household and personal weekly incomes are also much higher than most areas, sitting at $2,302 and $963 respectively.
$2,302 —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,974
- 2021: $2,302
Median total household income per week.
$2,681 —
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,244
- 2021: $2,681
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 18.5% of people bringing in $2,000 or more a week. This is well above the national figure of 12.5%, and the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more weekly has risen 12 points since 2016 to reach 34.8%.
18.5%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.8%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $4,000 or more (22%) and $650–$1,499 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22501/eltham/topic/income