$1,159 ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $717
- 2016: $923
- 2021: $1,159
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merewether Heights · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merewether Heights
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly household incomes of $3,022 in Merewether Heights are far above the national figure. This is a high-earning area where typical family and personal incomes are both well above state and national levels.
$3,022
▲ +59.0%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Merewether Heights — higher than 97% of areas.
| Merewether Heights | $3,022 |
|---|---|
| 2291, NSW | $2,302 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $3,250 a week, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are also among the highest for similar areas, with a typical weekly income of $1,159.
$3,022 ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,901
- 2016: $2,173
- 2021: $3,022
Median total household income per week.
$3,250 ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,122
- 2016: $2,448
- 2021: $3,250
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 48% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far above the 22.6% national average. This is consistent with the fact that a quarter of residents earn $2,000 or more weekly.
25.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
48.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Merewether Heights, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 31%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (24%) and $3,000–$3,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Merewether Heights splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
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 Merewether Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12585/merewether-heights/topic/income