$686 ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $460
- 2016: $539
- 2021: $686
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Income in Wagin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has grown across the board in Wagin, with typical family incomes rising by $591 since 2011. Despite these gains, the area remains much lower than the state and national figures. Most people in the community earn under $1,500 a week.
$1,183
▲ +43.2%
- $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 Wagin — lower than 77% of areas.
| Wagin | $1,183 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,183 a week, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Personal incomes are also a little below the national average, with the typical person earning $686 weekly.
$1,183 ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $826
- 2016: $970
- 2021: $1,183
Median total household income per week.
$1,718 ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,274
- 2021: $1,718
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 10.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this group has grown by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
7.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.2%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wagin splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wagin, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) 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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/income