6480, WA · Postcode

Income in 6480, WA

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

About 30% of people in postcode 6480 earn between $650 and $1,499 a week. This is a place of contrasts, where typical personal incomes have risen to be slightly above the national figure, yet family and household earnings remain well below both state and national levels.

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📍 6480, WA, Postcode

Where 6480, WA sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,125
  • $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 6480, WA — lower than 83% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
6480, WA$1,125
Merredin $1,380
Western Australia $1,815
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $1,499, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. While personal incomes rose to $924, the typical household income fell by $999 since 2016 to reach $1,125.

$924

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: $700
  • 2021: $924

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,125

Lower than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: $2,124
  • 2021: $1,125

Median total household income per week.

$1,499

Lower than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: $1,375
  • 2021: $1,499

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

No one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week, a figure far below the national average of 12.5%. This is a significant drop from 2016, when 7.5% of residents earned at that level.

Personal income distribution

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In 6480, WA, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 71%; Under $650 is next at 29%.

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 6480, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6480/6480-wa/topic/income