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City of MaroondahCommunity profile

City of Maroondah

Household income

In the City of Maroondah, 28.2% of people born overseas were in households earning an income of $3,000 or more per week.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. The City of Maroondah's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Educational Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the overseas-born population in the City of Maroondah.

Income for the overseas-born population may be lower or higher than the total population. Some areas with many recent migrants, particularly students and refugees, may have lower incomes, though if they are sponsored business migrants the effect may be the opposite. This topic helps quantify the difference between the incomes of Australian and overseas-born for the area, to assist in targeting services to these communities.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'

Weekly household income
City of Maroondah - born overseas2021
Weekly incomeNumber%City of Maroondah - Total population
Neg/Nil Income5892.11.2
$1 - $1491660.60.4
$150 - $2992100.70.6
$300 - $3993451.21.0
$400 - $4999023.22.5
$500 - $6498082.82.3
$650 - $7991,4465.13.8
$800 - $9991,5745.54.4
$1,000 - $1,2491,7996.35.5
$1,250 - $1,4992,0647.36.3
$1,500 - $1,7491,5805.65.2
$1,750 - $1,9991,4985.35.2
$2,000 - $2,4993,42912.112.3
$2,500 - $2,999 2,6269.210.5
$3,000 - $3,4992,3318.29.3
$3,500 - $3,9991,5475.46.6
$4,000 - $4,4998963.13.9
$4,500 - $4,9991,2954.65.4
$5,000 - $5,9991,0633.74.6
$6,000 - $7,9997542.63.3
$8,000 or more1500.50.7
Not stated1,3824.95.1
Total people28,454100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of household income levels for people born overseas in the City of Maroondah in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Maroondah shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born overseas in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a higher proportion in low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).

Overall, 28.2% of people born overseas were in households that earned a high income, and 15.7% were in low income households, compared with 33.8% and 11.8% respectively for the total population in the City of Maroondah.

The major differences between the income levels of the population born overseas in households in the City of Maroondah and the total households in the City of Maroondah were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $650 - $799 (5.1% compared to 3.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $800 - $999 (5.5% compared to 4.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $2,500 - $2,999 (9.2% compared to 10.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $3,500 - $3,999 (5.4% compared to 6.6%)

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