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Household income quartiles

In the City of Melton, 36.4% of children aged 0 to 4 years in households with income were in the 'medium highest' quartile.

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, 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 in quartiles, which are defined as four groups containing an equal number of households across Victoria. They may not contain an equal number of persons in each group, and in fact, more people are generally counted in households in the highest income quartile because income is correlated with household size. However, using income quartiles effectively adjusts for inflation, allowing changes in income for the chosen age groups to be benchmarked to the state, the wider population, and shows change over time. A detailed explanation of how Household Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

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?'

Household income quartiles
City of Melton - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%City of Melton - Total populationNumber%City of Melton - Total population2016 to 2021
Lowest group1,56611.813.61,27112.413.6+294
Medium lowest3,60727.224.02,57725.223.9+1,030
Medium highest4,82736.433.33,69436.132.5+1,133
Highest group3,27424.729.12,69126.330.0+583
Total people13,276100.0100.010,236100.0100.0+3,040
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Household income - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from income data for VictoriaWeekly income by Census year
Household income ranges2021201620112006200119961991
Lowest group$0 to $881$0 to $740$0 to $624$0 to $539$0 to $426$0 to $340$0 to $309
Medium lowest$882 to $1,756$741 to $1,416$625 to $1,213$540 to $1,021$427 to $812$341 to $640$310 to $575
Medium highest$1,757 to $2,946$1,417 to $2,394$1,214 to $2,148$1,022 to $1,682$813 to $1,379$641 to $1,075$576 to $936
Highest group$2,947 and over$2,395 and over$2,149 and over$1,683 and over$1,380 and over$1,076 and over$937 and over

Dominant groups

Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of children aged 0 to 4 years by households income quartile in City of Melton compared to the total population in the City of Melton shows that there was lesser proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in the highest income quartile, as well as a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in City of Melton between 2016 and 2021 for children aged 0 to 4 years was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 1,133 persons.

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