$760 ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $552
- 2016: $614
- 2021: $760
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Major Cities of Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in the Major Cities of Australia are a little below the national figure, though they remain higher than most other similar areas. The typical family now earns $1,983 a week, which is about the same as the Australian average. This reflects a broad rise in earnings across the cities since 2011.
$1,539
▲ +40.2%
- $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 Major Cities of Australia — higher than 58% of areas.
| Major Cities of Australia | $1,539 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,539, while the typical person earns $760. Both figures have climbed since 2011, with typical family income rising by $586 to reach $1,983.
$1,539 ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,098
- 2016: $1,254
- 2021: $1,539
Median total household income per week.
$1,983 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,397
- 2016: $1,581
- 2021: $1,983
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 18.1% of households earning over $3,000 a week. However, this is well below the national figure of 22.6%, and 42.1% of individuals still earn under $650 a week.
9.8%
Higher than 61% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.1%
Higher than 66% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Major Cities of Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Major Cities of Australia
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA40/major-cities-of-australia/topic/income