Income

Household income

About this topic

Household income shows the combined gross income reported for households. Because households are the common economic unit for sharing housing and living costs, this topic is widely used in socio-economic analysis.

This topic helps indicate economic resources, but income is not the same as wealth and can be strongly affected by household composition, retirement, and labour force participation. The dollar ranges are shown for the latest Census year only, so household income quartiles are more suitable for comparisons over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total household income combines gross weekly income reported for the household and is affected by how many people contribute income.
  • Because it is not adjusted for household size or composition, it should not be treated as a direct measure of living standards.

Key insight

In 2021, $2,000 to $2,499 was the most common household-income band among households in Heidelberg West, accounting for 9.5% (202 households). This share was lower than Banyule (C) (10.9%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Heidelberg West - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Heidelberg West in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Banyule (C).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Heidelberg West, with comparison markers for Banyule (C).

Heidelberg West
Banyule (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

58

% of total

2.7%

1 To 149

2021 count

15

% of total

0.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

53

% of total

2.5%

300 To 399

2021 count

120

% of total

5.7%

400 To 499

2021 count

197

% of total

9.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

104

% of total

4.9%

650 To 799

2021 count

138

% of total

6.5%

800 To 999

2021 count

146

% of total

6.9%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

153

% of total

7.2%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

138

% of total

6.5%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

117

% of total

5.5%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

108

% of total

5.1%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

202

% of total

9.5%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

124

% of total

5.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

120

% of total

5.7%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

70

% of total

3.3%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

37

% of total

1.7%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

34

% of total

1.6%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

20

% of total

0.9%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

14

% of total

0.7%

8000 Or More

2021 count

4

% of total

0.2%

Not stated

2021 count

145

% of total

6.8%

Data table

Household income for Heidelberg West. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Banyule (C).

Household income for Heidelberg West. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Banyule (C).
Household income for Heidelberg West. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Banyule (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Banyule (C) %
Negative Nil Income582.7%1.8%
1 To 149150.7%0.6%
150 To 299532.5%1.2%
300 To 3991205.7%1.9%
400 To 4991979.3%4.9%
500 To 6491044.9%3.6%
650 To 7991386.5%4.9%
800 To 9991466.9%5.1%
1000 To 12491537.2%6.1%
1250 To 14991386.5%6.3%
1500 To 17491175.5%5.3%
1750 To 19991085.1%5.2%
2000 To 24992029.5%10.9%
2500 To 29991245.9%7.6%
3000 To 34991205.7%7.3%
3500 To 3999703.3%5.1%
4000 To 4499371.7%2.9%
4500 To 4999341.6%5.1%
5000 To 5999200.9%4.2%
6000 To 7999140.7%3.6%
8000 Or More40.2%1.1%
Not stated1456.8%5.5%
Total2,117100.0%100.0%