$557 ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $414
- 2016: $490
- 2021: $557
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merrigum · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merrigum
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Merrigum are much lower than in most similar areas. The typical household earns just $1,030 a week, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where very few people earn high salaries.
$1,030
▲ +12.3%
- $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 Merrigum — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,406, which is well below the Victorian average of $2,136. Personal earnings are also low, with the typical person in Merrigum taking home $557 a week.
$1,030 ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $917
- 2016: $1,026
- 2021: $1,030
Median total household income per week.
$1,406 ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,159
- 2016: $1,230
- 2021: $1,406
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.6% nationally. Over half of all people earn under $650 weekly, and no one earns $3,000 or more.
2.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.6%
Lower than 77% 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 Merrigum, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merrigum, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Merrigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21665/merrigum/topic/income