$909 ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $757
- 2021: $909
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melville · Council (LGA)
Income in Melville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Melville earns $2,654 a week, a figure well above the national average. This is a high-earning area where incomes have climbed steadily over the last decade. The community sees a significantly larger share of high-income households compared to the rest of the state.
$2,096
▲ +29.5%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Melville — higher than 87% of areas.
| Melville | $2,096 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,096, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. This follows a trend where typical family incomes rose by $524 since 2011 to reach $2,654, making them much higher than most other areas.
$2,096 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,619
- 2016: $1,834
- 2021: $2,096
Median total household income per week.
$2,654 ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,130
- 2016: $2,281
- 2021: $2,654
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, well above the national figure of 22.6%. This trend is reflected in personal earnings too, as the 20% of people earning $2,000+ a week is much higher than most areas.
20.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.2%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melville splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $650–$1,499 (23%), with $4,000 or more at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melville, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) 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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55320/melville/topic/income