$661 ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $509
- 2016: $583
- 2021: $661
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.
Weekly pay has climbed across Inner Regional Australia since 2011, though earnings remain well below the national figures. The typical family now brings in $1,632 a week, which is $488 less than the Australian average. While more people are moving into higher income brackets, most residents still earn significantly less than those in other similar areas.
$1,296
▲ +31.4%
- $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 Inner Regional Australia — lower than 76% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $1,296 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,296, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also lower than most areas, sitting at $661, though this has risen by $152 since 2011.
$1,296 ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 76% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $986
- 2016: $1,139
- 2021: $1,296
Median total household income per week.
$1,632 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,227
- 2016: $1,415
- 2021: $1,632
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 12.8% of households earning $3,000 or more per week compared to 22.6% nationally. This gap has narrowed slightly as the share of top-earning households rose by 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
7.1%
Lower than 66% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.8%
Lower than 73% 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 Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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/RA41/inner-regional-australia/topic/income