$1,289 ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $895
- 2016: $977
- 2021: $1,289
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Canberra · Federal Electorate
Income in Canberra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Canberra are among the highest in the country. The typical family brings in $3,220 a week, which is well above the national figure. High pay is common across the city, with a significant increase in the number of people and households earning top incomes since 2011.
$2,419
▲ +27.6%
- $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 Canberra — higher than 92% of areas.
| Canberra | $2,419 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,419, which is about the same as the ACT average and well above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also far above the national average, with the typical person earning $1,289 a week.
$2,419 ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,896
- 2016: $2,041
- 2021: $2,419
Median total household income per week.
$3,220 ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,243
- 2016: $2,384
- 2021: $3,220
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are very common here, as 38.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week—far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has risen 15 points since 2011 to reach 25.8%.
25.8%
Higher than 95% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.9%
Higher than 95% 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 Canberra, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $4,000 or more (27%) and $650–$1,499 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Canberra splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 28%.
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 Canberra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED802/canberra/topic/income