$826 ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $613
- 2016: $702
- 2021: $826
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 across Remote Australia has climbed steadily over the last decade, with typical family earnings now reaching $1,981. This means residents generally earn more than people in most other remote areas, keeping them close to the national average.
$1,589
▲ +26.3%
- $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 Remote Australia — higher than 60% of areas.
| Remote Australia | $1,589 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,589, which is higher than in most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly pay is about the same as the national average at $826, having risen by $213 since 2011.
$1,589 ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 60% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,258
- 2016: $1,417
- 2021: $1,589
Median total household income per week.
$1,981 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,501
- 2016: $1,740
- 2021: $1,981
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most remote areas, with 12.5% of people making $2,000 or more a week. While 18.8% of households earn $3,000 or more—a rise of 7.6 percentage points since 2011—this is still well below the national figure of 22.6%.
12.5%
Higher than 73% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.8%
Higher than 70% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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/RA33/remote-australia/topic/income