$741 ▲ +52.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $486
- 2016: $563
- 2021: $741
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
6799, OT · Postcode
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher household earnings mark the daily experience in postcode 6799, where a typical household brings in $2,519 a week. This is well above the national figure and far above other territories. While some individual and family incomes are lower, a significant number of households here earn very high incomes.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6799, OT — higher than 92% of areas.
| 6799, OT | $2,519 |
|---|---|
| Cocos Islands | $2,519 |
| Other Territories | $1,497 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical household income of $2,519 is among the highest for this area and rose by $1,065 since 2011. In contrast, the typical family income of $1,678 is well below the Australian figure, and the typical personal weekly income of $741 is about the same as the national level.
$741 ▲ +52.5%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,519 ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,678 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%. However, personal income is more spread out, as 36.4% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In 6799, OT, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $3,000–$3,999 (24%) and $650–$1,499 (23%).
In 6799, OT, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in 6799, OT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6799/6799-ot/topic/income