$755 ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $653
- 2016: $680
- 2021: $755
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
6172, WA · Postcode
Income in 6172, WA
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed steadily in postcode 6172 since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $364 over the decade. The area now sees higher typical household and family incomes than most other similar places. It is a relatively prosperous area where about one in five households earn $3,000 or more each week.
$1,921
▲ +15.2%
- $500–$589: 4 areas
- $589–$679: 2 areas
- $679–$768: 21 areas
- $768–$857: 56 areas
- $857–$946: 87 areas
- $946–$1,036: 120 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 145 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 213 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 216 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 232 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 194 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 148 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 120 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 124 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 134 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 128 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 115 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 110 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 115 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 71 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 62 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 50 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 37 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 23 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 18 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 18 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 17 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 56 areas
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6172, WA — higher than 73% of areas.
| 6172, WA | $1,921 |
|---|---|
| Rockingham | $1,724 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,921, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical weekly family income is $2,112, while the usual personal income is $755, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of $848.
$1,921 ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $1,668
- 2016: $1,718
- 2021: $1,921
Median total household income per week.
$2,112 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $1,748
- 2016: $1,847
- 2021: $2,112
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 20.8% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, up from 12.2% in 2011. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 4.9 percentage points to 12.7% over the same period.
12.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.8%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In 6172, WA, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $3,000–$3,999 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 6172, WA, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 6172, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6172/6172-wa/topic/income