$774 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $488
- 2021: $774
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melrose
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Melrose have shifted over time, with a typical family now earning $2,250 a week. This is well above the Tasmanian figure and puts the area's family wealth much higher than most similar places. It is a relatively prosperous pocket where household incomes generally outperform the state average.
$1,781
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- $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 Melrose — higher than 64% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,781 weekly, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,358. Personal incomes are more modest, with the typical resident earning $774 a week, placing the area around the middle for its level.
$1,781 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,089
- 2021: $1,781
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $2,250
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are present, with 11.7% of people earning over $2,000 a week, which is well above the state figure. However, only 12.1% of households earn $3,000 or more, a result far below the national figure of 22.6%.
11.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melrose splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melrose, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) 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 Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60394/melrose/topic/income