$1,053 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,018
- 2016: $928
- 2021: $1,053
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Perth · Council (LGA)
Income in Perth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 10% of households in Perth now earn $3,000 or more a week, a significant jump from 2011. This shift has helped push typical incomes up across the board, leaving the city much wealthier than most similar areas. Weekly family income has risen to $2,480, which is a little above the national figure.
$1,931
▲ +3.9%
- $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 Perth — higher than 82% of areas.
| Perth | $1,931 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,053, which is well above the Australian figure of $805. Family incomes are also much higher than most areas, with typical households bringing in $1,931 a week.
$1,931 ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,858
- 2016: $1,849
- 2021: $1,931
Median total household income per week.
$2,480 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,448
- 2016: $2,291
- 2021: $2,480
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 20.4% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 25.7% of households earn at least $3,000 a week, which is a little above the state figure.
20.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.7%
Higher than 84% 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 Perth, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is Under $650 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57080/perth/topic/income