$710 ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $522
- 2016: $611
- 2021: $710
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Albany · Council (LGA)
Income in Albany
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Albany are well below the state and national figures. While the typical household now earns $1,350 a week, this is $465 lower than the Western Australian average. Most residents earn modest amounts, though income levels have risen steadily over the last decade.
$1,350
▲ +34.6%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Albany — lower than 55% of areas.
| Albany | $1,350 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,757, which is well below the state figure of $2,214. This is a rise of $488 since 2011. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national figure, typically sitting at $710.
$1,350 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,003
- 2016: $1,209
- 2021: $1,350
Median total household income per week.
$1,757 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,269
- 2016: $1,508
- 2021: $1,757
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 13.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. However, the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 4.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.2%.
8.2%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.3%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Albany splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50080/albany/topic/income