$788 ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $590
- 2016: $679
- 2021: $788
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merrimac · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Merrimac
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Merrimac are about the same as the state and national figures, though the area has far fewer high earners than most other places. While typical household earnings align with the Queensland average, the gap is most obvious at the top end of the scale.
$1,689
▲ +37.2%
- $500–$607: 7 areas
- $607–$714: 1 area
- $714–$821: 8 areas
- $821–$929: 26 areas
- $929–$1,036: 69 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Merrimac — lower than 53% of areas.
| Merrimac | $1,689 |
|---|---|
| 4226, QLD | $1,729 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Merrimac earns $1,891 a week, which is a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. Other typical weekly incomes, such as the $1,689 earned by households and $788 earned by individuals, are about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,689 ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,231
- 2016: $1,385
- 2021: $1,689
Median total household income per week.
$1,891 ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,279
- 2016: $1,585
- 2021: $1,891
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in most areas, with only 6.5% of people earning $2,000 or more each week. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, and the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week is also well below the Australian average.
6.5%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Merrimac, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Merrimac splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 Merrimac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081260/merrimac/topic/income