VIC
The electorate of Melbourne
Held by
Australian Labor Party
Margin
—
Median age
31
Census 2021
Median household income
$1,840
per week
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Your representative
Sarah Witty
Australian Labor Party
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What the Census says about Melbourne
Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.
- Median weekly household income
- $1,840
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,055
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage repayment
- $2,100
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
How people live here
15.7%
Own outright
18.5%
Mortgage
63.0%
Renting
What people do
- Professional, Scientific & Technical18.9% · 22,163 people
- Health Care & Social Assistance12.4% · 14,604 people
- Accommodation & Food Services11.2% · 13,172 people
- Education & Training9.4% · 11,020 people
- Retail Trade8.2% · 9,585 people
Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.
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