$769 ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $589
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $769
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.
More than a third of people in Outer Regional Australia earn under $650 a week. While typical incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains slightly behind the national figures, with a high proportion of residents on lower weekly earnings.
$1,502
▲ +28.3%
- $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 — higher than 53% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $1,502 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,894, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal weekly incomes are about the same as the national figure at $769.
$1,502 ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,171
- 2016: $1,281
- 2021: $1,502
Median total household income per week.
$1,894 ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,409
- 2016: $1,545
- 2021: $1,894
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 9.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 8.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.2%.
9.4%
Higher than 59% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.2%
Higher than 54% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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/RA32/outer-regional-australia/topic/income