$675 ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $485
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $675
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sandstone · Council (LGA)
Income in Sandstone
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household earnings in Sandstone are far below the national figure. This is a low-income area where few people earn high weekly wages, and family incomes have dropped significantly since 2011.
$949
▼ -8.9%
- $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 Sandstone — lower than 94% of areas.
| Sandstone | $949 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $949 a week, which is far below the $1,815 seen across Western Australia. While typical personal weekly income rose to $675, typical family income fell by $616 since 2011 to reach $1,833.
$949 ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,042
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $949
Median total household income per week.
$1,833 ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,449
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,833
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 23.2%. Around 33.6% of individuals earn less than $650 weekly, and no one earns $3,000 or more.
3.5%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.0%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sandstone splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sandstone, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
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 Sandstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57630/sandstone/topic/income