$1,207 ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $897
- 2016: $974
- 2021: $1,207
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kalgoorlie-Boulder · Council (LGA)
Income in Kalgoorlie-Boulder
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay in Kalgoorlie-Boulder is well above the state and national figures. The typical family earns $2,825 a week, which is $705 more than the Australian average. This wealth is shared across the community, with a significant rise in the number of high-earning households over the last decade.
$2,324
▲ +18.0%
- $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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder — higher than 91% of areas.
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | $2,324 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,207, which is well above the Western Australian figure of $848. Family incomes are also among the highest at this level, having risen by $545 since 2011.
$2,324 ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,969
- 2016: $2,080
- 2021: $2,324
Median total household income per week.
$2,825 ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,280
- 2016: $2,377
- 2021: $2,825
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32.1% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week—well above the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose 9.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.8%.
21.8%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.1%
Higher than 90% 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $4,000 or more (19%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Kalgoorlie-Boulder splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and Under $650 (31%), 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 Kalgoorlie-Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54280/kalgoorlie-boulder/topic/income