$240 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $248
- 2021: $240
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tiwi Islands · Council (LGA)
Income in Tiwi Islands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the lowest for these measures in the region, Tiwi Islands sees typical weekly family incomes of just $551. This is far below both the territory and national figures, and earnings have trended downwards since 2011.
$757
▼ -2.2%
- $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 Tiwi Islands — lower than 99% of areas.
| Tiwi Islands | $757 |
|---|---|
| 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 $757, which is far below the Northern Territory's $2,061. Personal weekly earnings are also among the lowest in the country at $240, falling $10 since 2011.
$757 ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $774
- 2016: $780
- 2021: $757
Median total household income per week.
$551 ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $589
- 2016: $644
- 2021: $551
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 4.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the territory's 25.6%. Most people here earn under $650 a week, though the share of high earners rose slightly since 2011.
2.8%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.8%
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 Tiwi Islands, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, Under $650 is the majority at 83%; $650–$1,499 is next at 11%.
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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74050/tiwi-islands/topic/income