$722 ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $506
- 2016: $590
- 2021: $722
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Inner Regional Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical earnings sit around the middle of similar regions in Inner Regional Australia. While weekly pay has climbed steadily over the last decade, most residents earn a little less than the national figures. This is seen in both family and individual incomes.
$1,422
▲ +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 Inner Regional Australia — lower than 60% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $1,422 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,847 a week, which is a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. Weekly personal income is $722, and typical household earnings are $1,422, both of which have risen since 2011.
$1,422 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 60% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $985
- 2016: $1,167
- 2021: $1,422
Median total household income per week.
$1,847 ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,246
- 2016: $1,459
- 2021: $1,847
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 15.6% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, though it has risen 11 percentage points since 2011.
8.6%
Lower than 51% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Lower than 53% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA21/inner-regional-australia/topic/income