Melbourne city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Melbourne city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
15.9%
2023
31.4%
Total change
+15.5 pp
% change
+97.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -1.7 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +5.9 pp (41.5%) |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +5.3 pp (26.4%) |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +6.0 pp (23.6%) |