$1,120 ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 82% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $897
- 2016: $1,052
- 2021: $1,120
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.
Much higher earnings than most similar areas define Outer Regional Australia, where typical household weekly incomes reach $2,209. These figures sit well above the national average, reflecting a strong upward trend in wealth over the last decade.
$2,209
▲ +22.3%
- $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 — higher than 87% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $2,209 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,120, which is well above the Australian figure of $805. Family incomes have also climbed, with the typical family now earning $2,485 a week, up $445 since 2011.
$2,209 ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,806
- 2016: $2,183
- 2021: $2,209
Median total household income per week.
$2,485 ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 90% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $2,040
- 2016: $2,386
- 2021: $2,485
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 28.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011. This is well above the 22.6% seen across Australia.
15.9%
Higher than 84% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.6%
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 Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (21%) and $4,000 or more (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%).
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/RA72/outer-regional-australia/topic/income