Murmungee · Suburb / Locality

Income in Murmungee

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Over half of all people in Murmungee earn less than $650 a week. This is a place of contrasts, where typical family incomes are much higher than in most areas, but individual weekly earnings remain quite low.

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Where Murmungee sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,687
  • $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 Murmungee — higher than 59% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Murmungee$1,687
3747, VIC $1,436
Victoria $1,759
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $2,625 a week, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. However, typical personal income is well below the state and national figures at $638 per week.

$638

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $512
  • 2021: $638

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,687

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $900
  • 2021: $1,687

Median total household income per week.

$2,625

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,187
  • 2021: $2,625

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are uncommon here, with only 4.8% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Victorian average. Similarly, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more a week is well below the national figure at 18.2%.

Household income distribution

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Murmungee splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 33%.

Personal income distribution

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In Murmungee, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 23%.

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 Murmungee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21836/murmungee/topic/income