$599 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $417
- 2021: $599
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melwood · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melwood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $1,200 in typical weekly family income separates Melwood from the Victorian average. This is a low-income area where typical earnings are far below state and national figures across all measures.
$900
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- $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 Melwood — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Melwood earns $900 a week, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Typical personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $599.
$900 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $900
Median total household income per week.
$900 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $900
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The most common household income distribution is $650–$1,499 at 27%, ahead of Under $650 (0%).
Household income distribution
View on map →In Melwood, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melwood, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 36%.
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 Melwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21646/melwood/topic/income