$619 ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $493
- 2016: $549
- 2021: $619
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coorow · Council (LGA)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed across the board in Coorow since 2011, though they remain quite low. The typical household now earns $1,030 a week, which is far below the figures for both the state and the nation.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coorow — lower than 90% of areas.
| Coorow | $1,030 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,392, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $619 a week.
$619 ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,030 ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,392 ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in other areas, as only 11.5% of households earn $3,000 or more each week. This is far below the state's 23.2%, though the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose to 9.1% since 2011.
9.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Coorow, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
In Coorow, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coorow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52030/coorow/topic/income