$550 ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $479
- 2016: $594
- 2021: $550
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Meldale · Suburb / Locality
Income in Meldale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for residents has remained low since 2011, leaving Meldale well below state and national averages. Typical family incomes are just $1,416, which is much lower than most other areas.
$1,125
▼ -4.5%
- $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 Meldale — lower than 79% of areas.
| Meldale | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| 4510, QLD | $1,318 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,125, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $550.
$1,125 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,178
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,125
Median total household income per week.
$1,416 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,025
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,416
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. Almost half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
4.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Meldale, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Meldale, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Meldale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31800/meldale/topic/income