$588 ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $462
- 2016: $483
- 2021: $588
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merrylands West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merrylands West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly personal income of just $588 is typical for residents in Merrylands West, marking it as an area where earnings are much lower than most other places. This trend extends across the board, with both family and household incomes sitting well below the national and state figures.
$1,394
▲ +40.2%
- $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 West — lower than 60% of areas.
| Merrylands West | $1,394 |
|---|---|
| 2160, NSW | $1,455 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,692, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household earnings are also low at $1,394 a week, and typical personal weekly pay is much lower than in most other areas.
$1,394 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $994
- 2016: $1,123
- 2021: $1,394
Median total household income per week.
$1,692 ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,201
- 2016: $1,359
- 2021: $1,692
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.4% of people making $2,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 12.5%. This is reflected in the wider spread, as nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.7%
Lower 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 West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merrylands West, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12600/merrylands-west/topic/income