$665 ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $457
- 2016: $538
- 2021: $665
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.
Lower weekly pay checks shape daily life in Outer Regional Australia, where typical family incomes are well below the national figure. The area has seen steady growth since 2011, yet it remains much poorer than most other regions across the country.
$1,231
▲ +46.2%
- $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 84% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $1,231 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical family here earns $1,589 a week, which is $531 less than the Australian average. Household and personal incomes are also much lower than in most areas, though all three measures have risen since 2011.
$1,231 ▲ +46.2%
Lower than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $842
- 2016: $995
- 2021: $1,231
Median total household income per week.
$1,589 ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,055
- 2016: $1,279
- 2021: $1,589
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare in this region, with only 11.1% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Most people live on more modest means, as 44.1% of individuals earn under $650 per week.
6.1%
Lower than 74% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.1%
Lower than 83% 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 36%, 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 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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/RA22/outer-regional-australia/topic/income