$724 ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $852
- 2016: $662
- 2021: $724
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cowan · Federal Electorate
Income in Cowan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A little below the state and national figures, typical incomes in Cowan are lower than in most other areas. The area has seen a noticeable drop in wealth over the last decade, with the typical weekly family income falling by $715 since 2011.
$1,545
▼ -16.0%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cowan — lower than 70% of areas.
| Cowan | $1,545 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Cowan earns $724 a week, which is much lower than in most areas. Typical weekly household and family incomes are also a little below the Western Australian and national figures.
$1,545 ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,840
- 2016: $1,620
- 2021: $1,545
Median total household income per week.
$1,869 ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,584
- 2016: $1,793
- 2021: $1,869
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 9.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the state average and represents a 9.4 point drop since 2011.
9.1%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.0%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cowan splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cowan, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED504/cowan/topic/income