$639 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $461
- 2016: $630
- 2021: $639
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merbein South · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merbein South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Merbein South sit around the middle for similar areas, though they trail behind state and national figures. Most people here earn modest amounts, with personal weekly income well below the Victorian average.
$1,571
▲ +62.5%
- $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 Merbein South — higher than 52% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,571 a week, which is a little below the $1,746 national figure. Personal weekly income is notably lower at $639, falling well below the same figure for Victoria and Australia.
$1,571 ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $967
- 2016: $1,346
- 2021: $1,571
Median total household income per week.
$1,865 ▲ +74.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,070
- 2016: $1,391
- 2021: $1,865
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 10.5% of households bring in $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 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.
10.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Merbein South splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merbein South, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Merbein South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21654/merbein-south/topic/income