$456 ▲ +46.2%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $312
- 2016: $375
- 2021: $456
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barkly · Council (LGA)
Income in Barkly
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $1,100 exists between typical family incomes in Barkly and the rest of the Northern Territory. This region faces significant financial pressure, as most people earn far less than the national figure. Despite these challenges, typical weekly incomes across the board have risen since 2011.
$1,474
▲ +27.3%
- $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 Barkly — higher than 57% of areas.
| Barkly | $1,474 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,035, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,213. Personal incomes are also very low at $456 a week, though this has grown by $144 since 2011.
$1,474 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,158
- 2016: $1,323
- 2021: $1,474
Median total household income per week.
$1,035 ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $763
- 2016: $959
- 2021: $1,035
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Over half of all people earn less than $650 a week, and only 7.1% earn $2,000 or more. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, though the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose to 13.1% since 2011.
7.1%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.1%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Barkly splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Barkly, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 24%.
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70420/barkly/topic/income