$510 ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $725
- 2016: $462
- 2021: $510
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Merrigum · Urban Centre
Income in Merrigum
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Merrigum, where the typical household earns just $966 a week. This figure is far below the Victorian and national averages, and typical earnings across the board have fallen since 2011.
$966
▼ -32.8%
- $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 Merrigum — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,262, which is far below the Victorian figure of $2,136. Personal earnings have also dropped, with the typical person in Merrigum now earning $510 a week, down $215 from 2011.
$966 ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,437
- 2016: $857
- 2021: $966
Median total household income per week.
$1,262 ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,416
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,262
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high incomes; only 1.6% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 14.1% of households reached that level.
1.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
1.6%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Merrigum, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Merrigum, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next 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 Merrigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222053/merrigum/topic/income