$898 —
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $577
- 2021: $898
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of people in Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) earn under $650 a week. While typical incomes are higher than most areas, there is a wide gap between the lowest earners and a growing group of high-income residents.
$1,609
—
- $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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 60% of areas.
| Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) | $1,609 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income here is $898, which is a little above the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also higher than most areas, typically reaching $2,329 per week, up $345 since 2016.
$1,609 —
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,244
- 2021: $1,609
Median total household income per week.
$2,329 —
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,984
- 2021: $2,329
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 15.6% of people making $2,000 or more weekly. This is well above the national figure of 12.5% and represents a rise of 5.8 percentage points since 2016.
15.6%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.0%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Melbourne (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24703/melbourne/topic/income