$615 ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $433
- 2016: $498
- 2021: $615
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 paychecks are significantly smaller for those living in Outer Regional Australia, where the typical family earns just $1,484. This figure is well below the national average, reflecting a region where lower incomes are the norm across the board.
$1,169
▲ +39.5%
- $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 Outer Regional Australia — lower than 89% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $1,169 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $615, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $805. While pay has risen since 2011, the typical household income of $1,169 remains among the lowest at this level.
$1,169 ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 89% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $838
- 2016: $959
- 2021: $1,169
Median total household income per week.
$1,484 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,033
- 2016: $1,225
- 2021: $1,484
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 a week, showing a strong concentration of low-income earners.
5.7%
Lower than 78% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.9%
Lower than 90% 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 Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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/RA62/outer-regional-australia/topic/income