$597 ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $418
- 2016: $478
- 2021: $597
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Remote Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed across the board in Remote Australia since 2011, though earnings remain very low. The typical family income rose by $463 over the decade to reach $1,429, which is still well below the national figure.
$1,050
▲ +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 Remote Australia — lower than 99% of areas.
| Remote Australia | $1,050 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,050 a week, among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $597, despite rising by $179 since 2011.
$1,050 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $727
- 2016: $818
- 2021: $1,050
Median total household income per week.
$1,429 ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 89% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $966
- 2016: $1,141
- 2021: $1,429
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 a week, while only 5.3% earn $2,000 or more.
5.3%
Lower than 82% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 99% 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 Remote Australia, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Remote Australia, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA23/remote-australia/topic/income