$728 ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $543
- 2016: $594
- 2021: $728
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Meredith · Suburb / Locality
Income in Meredith
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 43% of people in Meredith earn under $650 a week, making it the most common personal income level. The area sees typical weekly earnings that sit around the middle for similar places, though they remain a little below the state and national figures.
$1,638
▲ +53.7%
- $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 Meredith — higher than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,922, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Household and personal incomes follow a similar pattern, sitting about the same as or a little below the state and national totals.
$1,638 ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,066
- 2016: $1,215
- 2021: $1,638
Median total household income per week.
$1,922 ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,235
- 2016: $1,406
- 2021: $1,922
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 15.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.7% in Victoria. This is consistent with personal earnings, where only 7.4% of people make $2,000 or more weekly, well below the state average.
7.4%
Lower than 54% 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 →In Meredith, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Meredith, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Meredith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21656/meredith/topic/income