$706 ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $507
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $706
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Melton · Urban Centre
Income in Melton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 43% of people in Melton earn under $650 a week, making this the most common personal income bracket. While typical incomes are higher than in most similar areas, they remain a little below the state and national figures.
$1,529
▲ +58.0%
- $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 Melton — higher than 68% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Melton earns $1,717 a week, which is higher than most similar areas despite being a little below the Victorian average of $2,136. Typical household income also rose by $561 since 2011 to reach $1,529.
$1,529 ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $968
- 2016: $1,134
- 2021: $1,529
Median total household income per week.
$1,717 ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,246
- 2016: $1,466
- 2021: $1,717
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 12.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the national figure of 22.6%, though the proportion of high-earning households has risen since 2011.
5.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.5%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Melton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Melton, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL211002/melton/topic/income