$1,131 ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $866
- 2016: $1,002
- 2021: $1,131
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alice Springs · Council (LGA)
Income in Alice Springs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical person in Alice Springs earns $1,131 a week, which is well above the national figure. This earns the town a standing as one of the highest-earning areas compared to similar places. Weekly incomes have climbed steadily across the board since 2011.
$2,142
▲ +26.6%
- $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 Alice Springs — higher than 88% of areas.
| Alice Springs | $2,142 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $2,484 a week, which is a little above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This is much higher than most areas, and the typical household income has risen by $450 since 2011 to reach $2,142.
$2,142 ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,692
- 2016: $1,937
- 2021: $2,142
Median total household income per week.
$2,484 ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,974
- 2016: $2,259
- 2021: $2,484
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much more common here than in most areas, with 27.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more each week. This is well above the national figure of 22.6%, and the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
15.2%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%).
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70200/alice-springs/topic/income