$744 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $576
- 2016: $641
- 2021: $744
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 family incomes in Inner Regional Australia have climbed by $451 since 2011 to reach $1,927. This figure is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national average. Overall, earnings in the region have grown steadily across households and individuals over the last decade.
$1,525
▲ +24.5%
- $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 — higher than 57% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $1,525 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,525 a week, which is around the middle for similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are about the same as the national figure, with the usual person earning $744.
$1,525 ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,225
- 2016: $1,357
- 2021: $1,525
Median total household income per week.
$1,927 ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 63% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,476
- 2016: $1,642
- 2021: $1,927
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 11.7% of people making $2,000 or more a week. Meanwhile, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 8.8 percentage points since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure.
11.7%
Higher than 70% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.2%
Higher than 61% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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/RA51/inner-regional-australia/topic/income