$759 ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $654
- 2021: $759
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forrest · Federal Electorate
Income in Forrest
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Forty percent of people in Forrest earn under $650 a week, reflecting a local economy where most residents have lower incomes. This is a modest area where typical weekly earnings for families and households sit a little below both the Western Australian and national figures.
$1,541
▲ +4.8%
- $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 Forrest — lower than 70% of areas.
| Forrest | $1,541 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Forrest earns $1,940 a week, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the state average. While weekly personal income is about the same as the national figure at $759, it is a little below the Western Australian average.
$1,541 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,471
- 2016: $1,361
- 2021: $1,541
Median total household income per week.
$1,940 ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,850
- 2016: $1,646
- 2021: $1,940
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 17.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the state and national averages. However, this has improved over time, as the share of high-earning households rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
11.8%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.2%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Forrest splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forrest, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, 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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED507/forrest/topic/income