$1,330 ▲ +115.2%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $618
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,330
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly a third of households in Prahran earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week, reflecting a high-earning local population. Typical family incomes are among the highest for this type of area, sitting well above both the state and national figures.
$2,042
▲ +57.2%
- $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 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) — higher than 73% of areas.
| Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) | $2,042 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income in Prahran is well above the national figure at $2,985, having risen by $1,292 since 2011. Typical personal incomes are also far above the national average at $1,330, while household income is a little above the national figure at $2,042.
$2,042 ▲ +57.2%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,299
- 2016: $1,787
- 2021: $2,042
Median total household income per week.
$2,985 ▲ +76.3%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,693
- 2016: $2,455
- 2021: $2,985
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A high proportion of residents earn well above the norm, with 25.1% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is far above the national figure, and the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly has risen 18 points since 2011 to reach 29.4%.
25.1%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.4%
Higher than 79% 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 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 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 Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26806/prahran/topic/income