$629 ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $488
- 2016: $543
- 2021: $629
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murray · Council (LGA)
Income in Murray
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Murray earn under $650 a week. This keeps typical incomes well below the state and national figures, though the number of high-earners has grown since 2011.
$1,368
▲ +28.0%
- $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 Murray — lower than 53% of areas.
| Murray | $1,368 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,742, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. Personal incomes are even lower, with the typical person earning $629 a week, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
$1,368 ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,069
- 2016: $1,218
- 2021: $1,368
Median total household income per week.
$1,742 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,325
- 2016: $1,460
- 2021: $1,742
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While many earn less, 16.4% of households now bring in $3,000 or more a week, which is higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with a rise in people earning $2,000 or more weekly, which climbed to 12.5% since 2011.
12.5%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.4%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Murray splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Murray, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56230/murray/topic/income