$528 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $503
- 2016: $615
- 2021: $528
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mengha · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mengha
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Mengha fall well below state and national figures. The typical family income is just $1,375, which is $745 lower than the Australian average. This gap highlights a community where most residents earn significantly less than people in other parts of the country.
$1,093
▲ +12.6%
- $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 Mengha — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly pay is much lower than most areas, with the usual personal income at $528. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of $701 and the national average of $805.
$1,093 ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $971
- 2016: $1,031
- 2021: $1,093
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $989
- 2016: $1,562
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is concentrated at the lower end, with 55.7% of people earning under $650 a week. No households in the area earn $3,000 or more weekly, a result far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
7.0%
Lower than 56% 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 Mengha, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (37%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mengha, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Mengha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60397/mengha/topic/income