The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics the City of Merri-bek, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the City of Merri-bek. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence
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| Resident workers individual income | |||||||||
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| City of Merri-bek - Persons | 2021 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Victoria% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 440 | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 1,700 | 1.8 | 2.7 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 2,087 | 2.2 | 3.0 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 2,560 | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 3,289 | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 5,608 | 6.0 | 6.4 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 6,774 | 7.3 | 8.2 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 9,232 | 9.9 | 11.4 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 11,566 | 12.4 | 13.4 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 10,003 | 10.7 | 10.5 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 9,840 | 10.6 | 9.4 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 7,596 | 8.2 | 6.8 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 14,157 | 15.2 | 11.8 | ||||||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 2,974 | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||||||
| $3,500 or more | 4,434 | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||||||
| Not stated | 816 | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 93,076 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in the City of Merri-bek in 2021 compared to Victoria shows that there was a higher proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a similar proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 27.4% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 10.8% earned a low income, compared with 22.5% and 13.3% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in the City of Merri-bek and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (15.2% compared to 11.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (9.9% compared to 11.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,750 - $1,999 (8.2% compared to 6.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,500 - $1,749 (10.6% compared to 9.4%)