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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 37.5% of recent arrivals in the City of Melville are in households earning $3000 or more per week.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. The City of Melville'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 recent arrivals in the City of Melville.
Income for recent arrivals may be lower or higher than the wider population. Generally, areas with many recent migrants, particularly students and refugees, may have lower incomes. On the other hand, some areas attract more recent skilled migrants and business sponsored migration which will tend to have higher incomes among their recent arrivals.
'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'
Weekly household income | |||
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City of Melville - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
Weekly income | Number | % | Greater Perth |
Neg/Nil Income | 139 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
$1 - $149 | 27 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
$150 - $299 | 34 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
$300 - $399 | 30 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
$400 - $499 | 28 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
$500 - $649 | 81 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
$650 - $799 | 124 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
$800 - $999 | 115 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
$1,000 - $1,249 | 138 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
$1,250 - $1,499 | 169 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
$1,500 - $1,749 | 208 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
$1,750 - $1,999 | 192 | 5.1 | 6.4 |
$2,000 - $2,499 | 473 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
$2,500 - $2,999 | 282 | 7.4 | 9.5 |
$3,000 - $3,499 | 366 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
$3,500 - $3,999 | 196 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
$4,000 - $4,499 | 140 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
$4,500 - $4,999 | 316 | 8.3 | 5.9 |
$5,000 - $5,999 | 190 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
$6,000 - $7,999 | 155 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
$8,000 or more | 62 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
Not Stated | 331 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Total people in private dwellings | 3,796 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Analysis of household income levels for recent arrivals in the City of Melville shows that there was a larger proportion of recent arrivals in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a higher proportion in low income households (those earning less than $799 per week) compared to Greater Perth in 2021.
Overall, 37.5% of recent arrivals were in households that earned a high income, and 12.2% were in low income households, compared with 30.3% and 8.9% respectively for Greater Perth.
The major differences between household income levels of recent arrivals in the City of Melville and Greater Perth were:
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