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 South Yarra (part), accounting for 14.1% (1,876 households). This share was higher than Stonnington (C) (11.8%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

South Yarra (part) - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for South Yarra (part) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Stonnington (C).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for South Yarra (part), with comparison markers for Stonnington (C).

South Yarra (part)
Stonnington (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

303

% of total

2.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

82

% of total

0.6%

150 To 299

2021 count

169

% of total

1.3%

300 To 399

2021 count

314

% of total

2.4%

400 To 499

2021 count

441

% of total

3.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

361

% of total

2.7%

650 To 799

2021 count

446

% of total

3.4%

800 To 999

2021 count

538

% of total

4.0%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

875

% of total

6.6%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

906

% of total

6.8%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

882

% of total

6.6%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

797

% of total

6.0%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

1,876

% of total

14.1%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

670

% of total

5.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

840

% of total

6.3%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

491

% of total

3.7%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

269

% of total

2.0%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

1,187

% of total

8.9%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

430

% of total

3.2%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

541

% of total

4.1%

8000 Or More

2021 count

242

% of total

1.8%

Not stated

2021 count

643

% of total

4.8%

Data table

Household income for South Yarra (part). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Stonnington (C).

Household income for South Yarra (part). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Stonnington (C).
Household income for South Yarra (part). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Stonnington (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Stonnington (C) %
Negative Nil Income3032.3%2.1%
1 To 149820.6%0.7%
150 To 2991691.3%1.2%
300 To 3993142.4%1.9%
400 To 4994413.3%3.4%
500 To 6493612.7%3.0%
650 To 7994463.4%3.3%
800 To 9995384.0%4.0%
1000 To 12498756.6%5.6%
1250 To 14999066.8%6.1%
1500 To 17498826.6%5.7%
1750 To 19997976.0%5.4%
2000 To 24991,87614.1%11.8%
2500 To 29996705.0%5.3%
3000 To 34998406.3%6.4%
3500 To 39994913.7%3.7%
4000 To 44992692.0%2.2%
4500 To 49991,1878.9%8.6%
5000 To 59994303.2%4.7%
6000 To 79995414.1%5.9%
8000 Or More2421.8%3.6%
Not stated6434.8%5.4%
Total13,303100.0%100.0%