$540 ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $404
- 2016: $532
- 2021: $540
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
6253, WA · Postcode
Income in 6253, WA
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed across the board in postcode 6253 since 2011, though they remain very low. The typical family now earns $1,279 a week, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. Most residents live on modest incomes, with over half of all people earning less than $650 each week.
$951
▲ +30.6%
- $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 6253, WA — lower than 93% of areas.
| 6253, WA | $951 |
|---|---|
| Donnybrook-Balingup | $1,332 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $951, which is far below the national figure of $1,746 and among the lowest for similar areas. Personal income is also much lower than most places at $540 a week, despite rising $136 since 2011.
$951 ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $728
- 2016: $994
- 2021: $951
Median total household income per week.
$1,279 ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,224
- 2021: $1,279
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.5% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly—far below the state's 23.2%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 3.2% of households reached that level.
8.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In 6253, WA, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 6253, WA, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 6253, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6253/6253-wa/topic/income