$1,532 ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,421
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,532
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Hedland · Council (LGA)
Income in Port Hedland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 43% of households in Port Hedland earn more than $3,000 a week, which is far above the national figure. This is an area of very high earnings, where typical weekly family incomes are well above those in the rest of Western Australia and the same across Australia.
$2,865
▲ +2.0%
- $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 Port Hedland — higher than 99% of areas.
| Port Hedland | $2,865 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are among the highest for this type of area. The usual family earns $3,264 a week, which is $1,144 more than the Australian figure and rose $320 since 2011.
$2,865 ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,809
- 2016: $2,563
- 2021: $2,865
Median total household income per week.
$3,264 ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,944
- 2016: $3,014
- 2021: $3,264
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 28.5% of people bringing in $2,000 or more a week, a figure far above the national rate. This trend has grown, as the share of households earning $3,000 or more rose to 42.5% from 34.6% in 2011.
28.5%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
42.5%
Higher than 98% 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 Port Hedland, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (28%) and $3,000–$3,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Hedland, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $650–$1,499 (23%).
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 Port Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57280/port-hedland/topic/income