$636 ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $512
- 2016: $530
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merriwa · Suburb / Locality
Income in Merriwa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Merriwa earn under $650 a week. This is a lower-income area where typical earnings for families, households and individuals are all well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
$1,255
▲ +31.3%
- $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 Merriwa — lower than 71% of areas.
| Merriwa | $1,255 |
|---|---|
| 6030, WA | $1,825 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,489, which is well below the state figure of $2,214. This trend is seen across the board, with typical weekly household and personal incomes also falling well below the national average.
$1,255 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $956
- 2016: $1,121
- 2021: $1,255
Median total household income per week.
$1,489 ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,153
- 2016: $1,314
- 2021: $1,489
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 10% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 23.2% seen in Western Australia. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the state and national figures.
5.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.0%
Lower than 70% 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 Merriwa, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merriwa, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Merriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50939/merriwa/topic/income