$566 ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $393
- 2016: $480
- 2021: $566
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newmerella · Suburb / Locality
Income in Newmerella
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Newmerella, where the typical household earns just $1,132 a week. This is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759, reflecting a community with significantly lower weekly earnings across families and individuals.
$1,132
▲ +50.3%
- $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 Newmerella — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is low across the board, with the typical family earning $1,337 and the typical person bringing in $566. Both figures are well below the national averages, with the typical personal income falling $239 short of the Australian figure.
$1,132 ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $753
- 2016: $892
- 2021: $1,132
Median total household income per week.
$1,337 ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $922
- 2016: $1,149
- 2021: $1,337
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9.8% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is clear in personal earnings too, with half of all residents earning under $650 a week.
5.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower than 71% 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 Newmerella, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Newmerella, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Newmerella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21933/newmerella/topic/income