$605 ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $585
- 2016: $548
- 2021: $605
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Meckering · Suburb / Locality
Income in Meckering
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of just $1,325 make Meckering an area where earnings are far below the state and national figures. Most people here earn significantly less than those in other similar regions, with very few high-income households.
$1,083
▲ +32.6%
- $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 Meckering — lower than 82% of areas.
| Meckering | $1,083 |
|---|---|
| 6405, WA | $1,273 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,083, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes follow this trend, with the typical person earning $605 a week.
$1,083 ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $817
- 2016: $1,089
- 2021: $1,083
Median total household income per week.
$1,325 ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,075
- 2016: $1,318
- 2021: $1,325
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No households in the area earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 43.2% of people earn under $650 weekly.
7.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Meckering, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 57%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Meckering, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Meckering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50923/meckering/topic/income