$991 —
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $807
- 2021: $991
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kew (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Kew (Southern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed steadily in Kew (Southern Metropolitan), with typical family incomes rising by $496 since 2016. This is a high-earning area where a huge 39.1% of households now bring in over $3,000 a week. These figures place the area among the wealthiest in the region.
$2,412
—
- $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 Kew (Southern Metropolitan) — higher than 92% of areas.
| Kew (Southern Metropolitan) | $2,412 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $3,010, which is well above the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal weekly incomes are also among the highest at this level, with the usual person earning $991 a week.
$2,412 —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,106
- 2021: $2,412
Median total household income per week.
$3,010 —
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $2,514
- 2021: $3,010
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 23.1% of people earn over $2,000 a week, far above the national figure of 12.5%. Nearly 40% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a share that rose 9.4 percentage points since 2016.
23.1%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
39.1%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Kew (Southern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kew (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Kew (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24006/kew/topic/income