$725 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $537
- 2016: $682
- 2021: $725
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merriwagga · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merriwagga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Merriwagga have remained relatively steady over the last decade. The area is marked by a stark gap in household earnings, with a typical weekly household income of $1,062 that sits far below national and state figures.
$1,062
▲ +40.5%
- $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 Merriwagga — lower than 83% of areas.
| Merriwagga | $1,062 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | $1,504 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Merriwagga earns $725 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $805. Typical family weekly incomes are $1,874, also sitting a little below the New South Wales average of $2,185.
$1,062 ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $756
- 2016: $1,025
- 2021: $1,062
Median total household income per week.
$1,874 ▲ +99.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $939
- 2016: $1,874
- 2021: $1,874
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. However, 12.1% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most similar areas.
12.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Merriwagga splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merriwagga, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Merriwagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12597/merriwagga/topic/income