$1,187 —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $947
- 2021: $1,187
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High earners dominate daily life in Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan), where typical weekly family incomes reach $3,324. This is well above the national figure and puts the area among the highest for wealth in the country. The gap between local incomes and those in the rest of the state has grown since 2016.
$2,313
—
- $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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) — higher than 89% of areas.
| Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) | $2,313 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal incomes are $1,187, which is well above the $805 seen across Australia. This trend is consistent across the area, with typical household weekly incomes rising $280 since 2016 to reach $2,313, a figure much higher than most other areas.
$2,313 —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,033
- 2021: $2,313
Median total household income per week.
$3,324 —
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,752
- 2021: $3,324
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Wealth is concentrated here, with 37.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the Victorian figure of 22.7%. Similarly, 26.7% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, a proportion that is far above the national average.
26.7%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.6%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) 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 Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23806/hawthorn/topic/income