$660 ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $517
- 2016: $581
- 2021: $660
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Northam · Council (LGA)
Income in Northam
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Northam are well below the national figure, with the typical family earning $1,631. This is lower than most similar areas, though most income measures have risen since 2011. While typical earnings remain low, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of high-earning households over the last decade.
$1,316
▲ +30.9%
- $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 Northam — lower than 59% of areas.
| Northam | $1,316 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Northam earns $1,316 a week, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Personal earnings follow a similar pattern, with the typical person earning $660 weekly, a amount that is lower than most other areas.
$1,316 ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,005
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,316
Median total household income per week.
$1,631 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,242
- 2016: $1,468
- 2021: $1,631
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, as only 13.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when only 5.1% of households reached that level.
8.7%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Northam splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Northam, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56730/northam/topic/income