$676 ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $513
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $676
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.
Lower typical earnings shape daily life across Inner Regional Australia, where weekly household pay is well below the national figure. While incomes have climbed since 2011, the area remains less wealthy than most other similar regions.
$1,373
▲ +34.2%
- $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 Inner Regional Australia — lower than 66% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $1,373 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,373 a week, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Weekly personal income is a little below the national average at $676, though it has risen by $163 since 2011.
$1,373 ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,023
- 2016: $1,172
- 2021: $1,373
Median total household income per week.
$1,692 ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 64% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,242
- 2016: $1,405
- 2021: $1,692
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 14.5% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, although this proportion has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
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.
14.5%
Lower than 61% 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 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, 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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/income