$497 ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $633
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $497
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Menindee · Urban Centre
Income in Menindee
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $843 makes Menindee one of the lowest-earning areas in the country. This is far below the national figure and reflects a broader trend of falling incomes across the town. Most residents live on modest means, with half of all people earning less than $650 a week.
$843
▼ -7.8%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Menindee — lower than 91% of areas.
| Menindee | $843 |
|---|---|
| 2879, NSW | $841 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay has dropped across the board since 2011. The typical family now earns $1,125 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185, while typical personal income has fallen to $497.
$843 ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $914
- 2016: $1,397
- 2021: $843
Median total household income per week.
$1,125 ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,328
- 2016: $1,774
- 2021: $1,125
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.5% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, far below the 22.6% national average. This is consistent with a personal income spread where only 1.2% of people earn $3,000 or more per week.
4.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Menindee splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Menindee, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Menindee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122086/menindee/topic/income