$897 ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $652
- 2016: $723
- 2021: $897
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Swan · Federal Electorate
Income in Swan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Swan have jumped by $559 since 2011, reflecting a general rise in earnings across the area. The typical family now earns $2,246 a week, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents earn around the same as people across Western Australia and the rest of the country.
$1,791
▲ +34.7%
- $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 Swan — higher than 53% of areas.
| Swan | $1,791 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Swan earns $897 a week, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Typical household incomes sit around the middle for its level at $1,791, while typical family incomes are about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,791 ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,330
- 2016: $1,475
- 2021: $1,791
Median total household income per week.
$2,246 ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,687
- 2016: $1,847
- 2021: $2,246
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common now, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rising 11 points since 2011 to 22.7%. Additionally, 14.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that is higher than most areas.
14.7%
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.7%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Swan, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Swan, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED514/swan/topic/income