$1,113 ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 82% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $832
- 2016: $936
- 2021: $1,113
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Remote Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Remote Australia are well above the national figure, with the typical person earning $1,113. This region sees significantly higher pay than most other areas, a trend that has grown steadily since 2011.
$2,144
▲ +36.1%
- $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 Remote Australia — higher than 86% of areas.
| Remote Australia | $2,144 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,144, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of $1,746. Families here earn a typical $2,571 per week, having seen that amount rise by $663 since 2011.
$2,144 ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,575
- 2016: $1,905
- 2021: $2,144
Median total household income per week.
$2,571 ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 92% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,908
- 2016: $2,232
- 2021: $2,571
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 19% of people making $2,000 or more a week, well above the national figure of 12.5%. This is reflected in households, where 29% earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011.
19.0%
Higher than 89% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Remote Australia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (21%) and $4,000 or more (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 28%.
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA53/remote-australia/topic/income