$607 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $418
- 2016: $486
- 2021: $607
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merrylands · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merrylands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical personal incomes in Merrylands are much lower than most similar areas. The community generally earns less than the state and national figures, with the typical person bringing home $607 a week. This trend is seen across both individuals and families, who earn well below the typical amounts for New South Wales and Australia.
$1,470
▲ +41.1%
- $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 Merrylands — lower than 55% of areas.
| Merrylands | $1,470 |
|---|---|
| 2160, NSW | $1,455 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,656 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Households earn a typical $1,470 weekly, falling a little below the national figure of $1,746.
$1,470 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,042
- 2016: $1,267
- 2021: $1,470
Median total household income per week.
$1,656 ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,656
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 5.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the 12.5% national average. Similarly, the 16.1% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.
5.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Merrylands splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merrylands, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Merrylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12599/merrylands/topic/income