$862 ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $601
- 2016: $700
- 2021: $862
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Major Cities of Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in the Major Cities of Australia have climbed by $690 since 2011, marking a significant rise in earnings. This region now sees much higher typical incomes than most other areas, with family earnings reaching $2,326 per week.
$2,009
▲ +44.4%
- $1,000–$1,089: 2 areas
- $1,089–$1,179: 2 areas
- $1,179–$1,268: 4 areas
- $1,268–$1,357: 4 areas
- $1,357–$1,446: 4 areas
- $1,446–$1,536: 6 areas
- $1,536–$1,625: 2 areas
- $1,625–$1,714: 1 area
- $1,714–$1,804: 1 area
- $1,804–$1,893: 4 areas
- $1,893–$1,982: 1 area
- $1,982–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,161: 1 area
- $2,161–$2,250: 1 area
- $2,250–$2,339: 1 area
- $2,339–$2,429: 1 area
- $2,429–$2,518: 0 areas
- $2,518–$2,607: 0 areas
- $2,607–$2,696: 0 areas
- $2,696–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,875: 0 areas
- $2,875–$2,964: 0 areas
- $2,964–$3,054: 1 area
- $3,054–$3,143: 0 areas
- $3,143–$3,232: 0 areas
- $3,232–$3,321: 0 areas
- $3,321–$3,411: 0 areas
- $3,411–$3,500: 1 area
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Major Cities of Australia — higher than 81% of areas.
| Major Cities of Australia | $2,009 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,009, which is a little above the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are about the same as the national figure at $862, though this is still much higher than in most other areas.
$2,009 ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 81% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,391
- 2016: $1,669
- 2021: $2,009
Median total household income per week.
$2,326 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,636
- 2016: $1,929
- 2021: $2,326
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here, with 28.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week—a figure that rose 15 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the national average of 22.6%.
15.2%
Higher than 82% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.6%
Higher than 89% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) 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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA10/major-cities-of-australia/topic/income