$860 ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $670
- 2016: $728
- 2021: $860
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.
Much higher typical incomes than most areas mark the Major Cities of Australia. The typical weekly family income here is $2,260, which is about the same as the national figure. While most people earn a moderate amount, there has been a significant rise in the number of high earners over the last decade.
$1,865
▲ +27.6%
- $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 74% of areas.
| Major Cities of Australia | $1,865 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is much higher than most areas at $2,260, having risen by $474 since 2011. Similarly, the typical household earns $1,865 and the typical person earns $860 a week, both figures being higher than in most other areas.
$1,865 ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 74% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,462
- 2016: $1,643
- 2021: $1,865
Median total household income per week.
$2,260 ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 83% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,786
- 2016: $1,957
- 2021: $2,260
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much more common here than in most areas, with 24.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a little above the Australian figure of 22.6%, and represents an 11 point jump since 2011.
15.2%
Higher than 81% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) 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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA50/major-cities-of-australia/topic/income