$991 ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $720
- 2016: $818
- 2021: $991
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melville · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly family incomes in Melville reach $2,903, which is among the highest for areas of this type. This high earning power defines the suburb, with household and personal incomes sitting well above both state and national figures.
$2,183
▲ +39.3%
- $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 Melville — higher than 83% of areas.
| Melville | $2,183 |
|---|---|
| 6156, WA | $2,135 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical household here earns $2,183 a week, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes follow a similar pattern at $991, which is a little above the Western Australian average.
$2,183 ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,567
- 2016: $1,876
- 2021: $2,183
Median total household income per week.
$2,903 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,100
- 2016: $2,329
- 2021: $2,903
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common in Melville, with 34.5% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week—far above the 22.6% national figure. This strength is also seen in individual pay, where 21.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the national rate.
21.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melville splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and $4,000 or more (24%), with $650–$1,499 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melville, the largest group is Under $650 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Melville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50932/melville/topic/income