$614 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $456
- 2016: $661
- 2021: $614
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brookton · Council (LGA)
Income in Brookton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is well below state and national figures in Brookton, where the typical household earns $1,284. This reflects a broader trend of lower earnings across the area compared to most other places in Australia.
$1,284
▲ +48.1%
- $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 Brookton — lower than 64% of areas.
| Brookton | $1,284 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,616 a week, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. This is a rise from 2011, though typical personal weekly income remains much lower than most areas at $614.
$1,284 ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,107
- 2021: $1,284
Median total household income per week.
$1,616 ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,055
- 2016: $1,468
- 2021: $1,616
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here, with only 11.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the state figure of 23.2%, although the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose to 8.8% since 2011.
8.8%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.1%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Brookton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brookton, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50910/brookton/topic/income