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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Maroondah, 13.8% of people born in Myanmar 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 in Myanmar | 2021 | ||
| Weekly income | Number | % | Greater Melbourne |
| Neg/Nil Income | 41 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| $1 - $149 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| $150 - $299 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| $300 - $399 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| $400 - $499 | 21 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| $500 - $649 | 47 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| $650 - $799 | 124 | 6.6 | 4.5 |
| $800 - $999 | 173 | 9.2 | 7.7 |
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 182 | 9.7 | 8.0 |
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 266 | 14.2 | 10.1 |
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 137 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 125 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| $2,000 - $2,499 | 246 | 13.1 | 13.6 |
| $2,500 - $2,999 | 156 | 8.3 | 10.3 |
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 117 | 6.2 | 7.0 |
| $3,500 - $3,999 | 59 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| $4,000 - $4,499 | 36 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| $4,500 - $4,999 | 25 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| $5,000 - $5,999 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| $6,000 - $7,999 | 4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| $8,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Not stated | 76 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| Total people | 1,873 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of household income levels for people born in Myanmar in the City of Maroondah in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a smaller proportion of people born in Myanmar 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, 13.8% of people born in Myanmar were in households that earned a high income, and 13.5% were in low income households, compared with 19.4% and 11.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the income levels of the population born in Myanmar in households in the City of Maroondah and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,250 - $1,499 (14.2% compared to 10.1%)
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $650 - $799 (6.6% compared to 4.5%)
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (9.7% compared to 8.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $2,500 - $2,999 (8.3% compared to 10.3%)
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