$805 ▲ +39.5%
- 2011: $577
- 2016: $662
- 2021: $805
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Australia · Australia
Income in Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 22% of Australian households now earn $3,000 or more a week, a significant jump since 2011. This shows a broad increase in earnings across the country, with typical weekly incomes for families and individuals rising steadily over the last decade.
$1,746
▲ +41.5%
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All australia areas, 2021. The marker is Australia.
| Australia | $1,746 |
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| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family now earns $2,120 a week, which is $639 more than in 2011. During the same period, typical household income rose to $1,746 and personal income grew to $805 per week.
$1,746 ▲ +41.5%
- 2011: $1,234
- 2016: $1,438
- 2021: $1,746
Median total household income per week.
$2,120 ▲ +43.1%
- 2011: $1,481
- 2016: $1,734
- 2021: $2,120
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common, with 12.5% of people earning over $2,000 weekly. While nearly 40% of individuals earn under $650 a week, the share of households bringing in $3,000 or more rose 13 percentage points since 2011.
12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/aus/AUS/australia/topic/income