Miriam Vale · Suburb / Locality

Income in Miriam Vale

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

Weekly pay has remained quite low in Miriam Vale over the last decade. The typical family here earns $1,431 a week, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. This trend of lower earnings is seen across families, individual households, and personal incomes.

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📍 Miriam Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Miriam Vale sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,114 ▲ +18.0%
  • $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 Miriam Vale — lower than 80% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Miriam Vale$1,114
4677, QLD $1,072
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical household income is $1,114 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal incomes are also low, with the usual person earning $578 weekly.

$578 ▲ +15.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $500
  • 2016: $502
  • 2021: $578

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

$1,114 ▲ +18.0%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $944
  • 2016: $1,039
  • 2021: $1,114

Median total household income per week.

$1,431 ▼ -3.8%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,487
  • 2016: $1,354
  • 2021: $1,431

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, as only 8.5% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. Over half of all people in the area earn less than $650 weekly.

Household income distribution

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Miriam Vale splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 27%.

Personal income distribution

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In Miriam Vale, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.

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 Miriam Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31860/miriam-vale/topic/income