$758 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $533
- 2016: $609
- 2021: $758
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.
Over 41% of people in Inner Regional Australia earn less than $650 a week. This area sees typical weekly family incomes sitting at $1,872, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region still has fewer high-earners than the Australian average.
$1,481
▲ +46.5%
- $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 — lower than 51% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $1,481 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $1,872, which is around the middle for similar areas but a little below the national figure. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are $1,481 and $758, both of which have risen since 2011.
$1,481 ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,011
- 2016: $1,172
- 2021: $1,481
Median total household income per week.
$1,872 ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,299
- 2016: $1,487
- 2021: $1,872
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Far fewer people here earn high wages, with only 8.7% of individuals making $2,000 or more a week compared to 12.5% across Australia. This gap is also seen in households, where 16.5% earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure well below the national 22.6%.
8.7%
Higher than 52% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.5%
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 →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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/RA61/inner-regional-australia/topic/income