$1,118 ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $897
- 2016: $935
- 2021: $1,118
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Income in Melba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Melba are well above the national figure, with a typical family earning $2,767. This puts the area much higher than most other places, though it remains about the same as the overall ACT average.
$2,326
▲ +25.2%
- $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 Melba — higher than 87% of areas.
| Melba | $2,326 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | $2,262 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $2,326, which is well above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the usual weekly pay of $1,118 sitting much higher than most areas.
$2,326 ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,858
- 2016: $1,952
- 2021: $2,326
Median total household income per week.
$2,767 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,194
- 2016: $2,304
- 2021: $2,767
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A high proportion of residents earn well, with 20.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is well above the national rate of 12.5%, while 35.9% of households earn at least $3,000 weekly.
20.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.9%
Higher than 89% 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 Melba, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Melba splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 30%.
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/income