$694 ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 62% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $447
- 2016: $495
- 2021: $694
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Very Remote Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed significantly since 2011 across Very Remote Australia, though they remain well below the national figures. The typical family now earns $1,528 a week, which is much lower than most other areas. While more people are moving into higher income brackets, a large proportion of the population still earns very little.
$1,212
▲ +40.8%
- $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 Very Remote Australia — lower than 86% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $1,212 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,528, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. This is consistent with typical household and personal weekly incomes, which at $1,212 and $694 are both lower than most areas.
$1,212 ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $861
- 2016: $969
- 2021: $1,212
Median total household income per week.
$1,528 ▲ +53.1%
Lower than 82% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $998
- 2016: $1,157
- 2021: $1,528
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 13.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.6% nationally. However, this is an increase from 2011, when only 4.0% of households reached that level.
8.2%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.6%
Lower than 68% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and Under $650 (27%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA14/very-remote-australia/topic/income