$979 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,014
- 2021: $979
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merivale · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merivale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Merivale are about the same as the national figures, though personal earnings are a little above the average. This area shows a unique mix where individual pay is often high, yet very few households earn top-tier weekly incomes.
$1,687
—
- $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 Merivale — higher than 59% of areas.
| Merivale | $1,687 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | $1,515 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Merivale earns $979 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas. Typical family and household weekly incomes sit at $2,125 and $1,687, both of which are about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
$1,687 —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,166
- 2021: $1,687
Median total household income per week.
$2,125 —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,250
- 2021: $2,125
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 12.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, there are no households in the area earning $3,000 or more. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.2% for high-earning households.
12.7%
Higher than 72% 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 Merivale, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merivale, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Merivale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50936/merivale/topic/income