$996 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 77% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,067
- 2016: $1,094
- 2021: $996
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Very Remote Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Very Remote Australia have climbed by $382 since 2011. This region now sees a high proportion of people earning over $2,000 a week, though the typical personal income has actually fallen slightly since the last census.
$1,709
▲ +15.9%
- $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 Very Remote Australia — higher than 66% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $1,709 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal income of $996 is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. While typical household income is about the same as the Australian figure at $1,709, family incomes are a little below the national level at $1,880.
$1,709 ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 66% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,474
- 2016: $1,586
- 2021: $1,709
Median total household income per week.
$1,880 ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,498
- 2016: $1,750
- 2021: $1,880
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 17.4% of people making over $2,000 a week. This is well above the 12.5% seen across Australia, and the share of households earning $3,000 or more each week rose to 19.9% since 2011.
17.4%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.9%
Higher 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 Very Remote Australia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $650–$1,499 (26%).
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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA54/very-remote-australia/topic/income