$774 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 59% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $574
- 2016: $664
- 2021: $774
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 household incomes in Very Remote Australia are well below the national figure, reflecting a challenging financial landscape for many. While typical personal earnings are around the same as the rest of the country, overall family and household pay remains significantly lower than in most other areas.
$1,221
▲ +35.7%
- $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 — lower than 85% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $1,221 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,663 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Typical household income is even lower at $1,221, though this has risen by $321 since 2011.
$1,221 ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $1,116
- 2021: $1,221
Median total household income per week.
$1,663 ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 68% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,202
- 2016: $1,508
- 2021: $1,663
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. Conversely, 38.3% of people earn under $650 weekly, showing a wide gap in income spread.
8.9%
Higher than 56% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.7%
Lower than 85% 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 $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
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/RA64/very-remote-australia/topic/income