$1,128 ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $945
- 2016: $861
- 2021: $1,128
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yilgarn · Council (LGA)
Income in Yilgarn
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal earnings of $1,128 are well above the national figure for people in Yilgarn. While typical household incomes are lower than in most of Australia, a significant portion of the population earns high weekly wages. These figures have generally climbed since 2011, with the typical family income rising by $623.
$1,370
▲ +22.5%
- $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 Yilgarn — lower than 53% of areas.
| Yilgarn | $1,370 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $1,128, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of $848. However, typical household income is $1,370, which is well below both the state and national figures.
$1,370 ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,118
- 2016: $1,201
- 2021: $1,370
Median total household income per week.
$2,057 ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,434
- 2016: $1,807
- 2021: $2,057
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 20% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national average. While 13.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, this is well below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
20.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Yilgarn splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Yilgarn splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
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 Yilgarn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59360/yilgarn/topic/income