$677 ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $439
- 2016: $541
- 2021: $677
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Outer Regional Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly across Outer Regional Australia since 2011, though earnings remain modest. The typical family income rose by $631 over the decade to reach $1,645, yet this figure is still well below the national average.
$1,278
▲ +53.8%
- $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 Outer Regional Australia — lower than 78% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $1,278 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,278, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are also lower than in most areas, with the typical person earning $677 a week.
$1,278 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 78% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $831
- 2016: $1,024
- 2021: $1,278
Median total household income per week.
$1,645 ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,014
- 2016: $1,291
- 2021: $1,645
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 12.7% of households earning $3,000 or more per week, well below the national figure of 22.6%. This is mirrored in personal pay, as only 7.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
7.1%
Lower than 66% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.7%
Lower than 73% 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 Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA12/outer-regional-australia/topic/income