$539 ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $447
- 2016: $482
- 2021: $539
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is much lower in Melton than in most other areas, which likely puts pressure on daily budgets. The typical family earns just $1,303 a week, a figure that sits far below both the Victorian and national averages.
$1,058
▲ +20.5%
- $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 Melton — lower than 83% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,058, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also well below those in the rest of the country, with the typical person earning $539 a week.
$1,058 ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $878
- 2016: $977
- 2021: $1,058
Median total household income per week.
$1,303 ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,048
- 2016: $1,153
- 2021: $1,303
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, compared to 22.6% nationally. This gap is reflected in the personal data, where only 3.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
3.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.5%
Lower than 80% 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 Melton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melton, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21642/melton/topic/income