$912 ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $689
- 2016: $766
- 2021: $912
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Stirling · Council (LGA)
Income in Stirling
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly since 2011 in Stirling, with typical family incomes rising by $549. The area now sees much higher incomes than most similar places, and a quarter of households now earn $3,000 or more each week.
$1,786
▲ +32.0%
- $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 Stirling — higher than 76% of areas.
| Stirling | $1,786 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,332, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $2,120. Personal incomes also stand much higher than most areas, with the usual person earning $912 a week.
$1,786 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,353
- 2016: $1,563
- 2021: $1,786
Median total household income per week.
$2,332 ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,783
- 2016: $2,001
- 2021: $2,332
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 16.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure well above the Australian average. The proportion of households earning at least $3,000 a week has jumped 12 points since 2011 to reach 25.0%.
16.5%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.0%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Stirling splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Stirling, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57910/stirling/topic/income