$780 —
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $657
- 2021: $780
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Sydenham (Western Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a quarter of households in Sydenham now earn $3,000 or more a week. This high proportion of top earners helps push typical weekly household income to $2,107, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most families here earn around the same as the state and national figures.
$2,107
—
- $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 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) — higher than 78% of areas.
| Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) | $2,107 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $1,901 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income of $2,107 is a little above the national figure and rose $363 since 2016. Family income is slightly higher than the national typical of $2,120, while personal weekly income of $780 is about the same as across Australia.
$2,107 —
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,744
- 2021: $2,107
Median total household income per week.
$2,237 —
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $1,832
- 2021: $2,237
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 26.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national 22.6%. This is a significant jump from 2016, when only 14.6% of households reached that level.
9.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
26.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $3,000–$3,999 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sydenham (Western Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Sydenham (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28007/sydenham/topic/income