$636 ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $611
- 2016: $644
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melton West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melton West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Melton West are well below the national and state figures, with the typical family earning $1,658. This gap is seen across the board, as both household and personal earnings fall short of the Victorian and Australian averages.
$1,450
▲ +11.9%
- $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 West — lower than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,450 a week, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $1,759. Personal earnings are even lower, with the usual individual making $636 weekly, well below the $805 national average.
$1,450 ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,296
- 2016: $1,424
- 2021: $1,450
Median total household income per week.
$1,658 ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,418
- 2016: $1,541
- 2021: $1,658
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are less common here than in most areas; only 4.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, compared to 12.5% nationally. Similarly, just 11.6% of households earn over $3,000 a week, which is far below the Victorian average of 22.7%.
4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melton West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (35%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melton West, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21644/melton-west/topic/income