$604 ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $477
- 2016: $540
- 2021: $604
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
York · Council (LGA)
Income in York
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost half of all people in York earn under $650 a week. This makes the area much lower income than most other places in the state and country, though weekly pay has climbed for most households over the last decade.
$1,127
▲ +24.1%
- $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 York — lower than 84% of areas.
| York | $1,127 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,127, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Family incomes are similarly low at $1,538 a week, and personal incomes are much lower than most areas at $604.
$1,127 ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $908
- 2016: $1,024
- 2021: $1,127
Median total household income per week.
$1,538 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,156
- 2016: $1,368
- 2021: $1,538
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 10.4% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. However, the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 8.1%.
8.1%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →York splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In York, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59370/york/topic/income