$696 ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $461
- 2016: $776
- 2021: $696
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Meeniyan · Urban Centre
Income in Meeniyan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks in Meeniyan are generally lower than the state and national figures, though earnings have climbed steadily over the last decade. The typical family now brings in $1,682 a week, which is well below the Victorian average.
$1,323
▲ +39.1%
- $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 Meeniyan — higher than 55% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,323, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. This is an improvement from 2011, when the usual household earned $951.
$1,323 ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $951
- 2016: $1,580
- 2021: $1,323
Median total household income per week.
$1,682 ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,156
- 2016: $1,713
- 2021: $1,682
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 10.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. High earners are rare here, with only 4.8% of people making $2,000 or more weekly.
4.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.9%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Meeniyan splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (35%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Meeniyan, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, 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 Meeniyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221048/meeniyan/topic/income