$767 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $569
- 2016: $656
- 2021: $767
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Outer Regional Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily across Outer Regional Australia, with typical family incomes rising by $553 since 2011. While earnings are now higher than in many similar areas, they remain slightly below the national figures. This growth is seen across the board, from individual pay to total household earnings.
$1,475
▲ +30.6%
- $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 Outer Regional Australia — lower than 52% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $1,475 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,939 a week, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. Typical weekly personal income is about the same as the national figure, sitting at $767.
$1,475 ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 52% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,129
- 2016: $1,311
- 2021: $1,475
Median total household income per week.
$1,939 ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 65% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,386
- 2016: $1,631
- 2021: $1,939
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 11.3% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more is well below the national figure at 16.6%.
11.3%
Higher than 68% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.6%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, 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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA52/outer-regional-australia/topic/income