$1,055 —
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $817
- 2021: $1,055
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Essendon (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Essendon (Western Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Essendon (Western Metropolitan) are well above the national figure, with a typical family earning $2,852. This is a wealthy area where personal and household earnings have climbed significantly since 2016. Most residents earn much more than those in typical Australian suburbs.
$2,053
—
- $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 Essendon (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 74% of areas.
| Essendon (Western Metropolitan) | $2,053 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,055, which is well above the $805 national figure. This reflects a broader trend in the area, as typical household weekly earnings rose by $339 since 2016 to reach $2,053.
$2,053 —
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,714
- 2021: $2,053
Median total household income per week.
$2,852 —
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,279
- 2021: $2,852
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 31.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, well above the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose to 20.7% since 2016.
20.7%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.6%
Higher than 84% 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 Essendon (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 29%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Essendon (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
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 Essendon (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED22607/essendon/topic/income