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City of Melton

Household income

In the City of Melton, 22.3% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in households earning $3,000 or more per week.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. The City of Melton's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. When related to age, this shows the household income of the household in which the individual of that age group was counted.

This helps to reveal the socio-economic opportunities available to people of a particular age group and the resources available to them. It can answer questions such as whether the wealth of an area is being shared equally among all ages, or particular groups, eg. children or retirees, have access to significantly higher or lower incomes than the general population.

Note that in some cases, particularly for children, this does not mean that the person in the age group actually receives the income, just that they are in a household with that income.

The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only. For comparison of incomes over time go to Household Income Quartiles.

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 Melton - 0 to 4 years2021
Weekly incomeNumber%City of Melton - Total population
Neg/Nil Income1401.01.2
$1 - $149300.20.3
$150 - $299530.40.5
$300 - $399730.50.8
$400 - $4991701.22.0
$500 - $6493452.52.1
$650 - $7995023.64.0
$800 - $9996164.44.5
$1,000 - $1,2498416.05.6
$1,250 - $1,4991,2338.87.4
$1,500 - $1,7491,1418.26.6
$1,750 - $1,9991,1508.27.0
$2,000 - $2,4992,31616.614.7
$2,500 - $2,999 1,55611.211.0
$3,000 - $3,4991,1688.48.4
$3,500 - $3,9996574.75.5
$4,000 - $4,4993382.43.3
$4,500 - $4,9994343.13.6
$5,000 - $5,9993082.22.9
$6,000 - $7,9991631.21.9
$8,000 or more420.30.5
Not stated6684.86.2
Total people in classifiable households13,944100.0100.0
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 children aged 0 to 4 years in the City of Melton in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Melton shows that there was a smaller proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion in low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).

Overall, 22.3% of children aged 0 to 4 years were in households that earned a high income, and 9.4% were in low income households, compared with 26.1% and 10.9% respectively for the total population in the City of Melton.

The major differences between incomes levels for children aged 0 to 4 years in households in the City of Melton and the total population in the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $2,000 - $2,499 (16.6% compared to 14.7%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,500 - $1,749 (8.2% compared to 6.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,250 - $1,499 (8.8% compared to 7.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,750 - $1,999 (8.2% compared to 7.0%)

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