$272 → 0.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $272
- 2016: $294
- 2021: $272
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Central Desert · Council (LGA)
Income in Central Desert
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Central Desert are far below the state and national figures, meaning most residents live on very limited budgets. The typical family earns just $635 a week, which is among the lowest across the country. This financial pressure is widespread, with nearly 68% of individuals earning less than $650 per week.
$1,122
▲ +5.6%
- $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 Central Desert — lower than 84% of areas.
| Central Desert | $1,122 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,122, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,061. Personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level at $272 per week, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
$1,122 ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,063
- 2016: $1,218
- 2021: $1,122
Median total household income per week.
$635 ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $625
- 2016: $801
- 2021: $635
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 3.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This is consistent with the personal income spread, where only 4.7% of people earn $2,000 or more per week.
4.7%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.9%
Lower than 99% 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 Central Desert, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Central Desert, Under $650 is the majority at 77%; $650–$1,499 is next at 13%.
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 Central Desert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70620/central-desert/topic/income