$333 ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $292
- 2016: $295
- 2021: $333
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 incomes have risen across the board since 2011 in Very Remote Australia, though they remain far below national levels. Typical family earnings rose by $45 over the decade, yet this region still sees some of the lowest personal and family incomes in the country.
$1,449
▲ +7.3%
- $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 Very Remote Australia — lower than 56% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $1,449 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is just $333, which is far below the Australian figure of $805. Family incomes are also among the lowest at this level, sitting at $851 per week compared to $2,120 nationally.
$1,449 ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 56% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,350
- 2016: $1,333
- 2021: $1,449
Median total household income per week.
$851 ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $806
- 2016: $812
- 2021: $851
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here, with only 5.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week compared to 12.5% across Australia. Most individuals earn under $650 weekly, a figure that applies to 61.7% of the population.
5.6%
Lower than 79% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.7%
Lower 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 →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, Under $650 is the majority at 71%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
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/RA74/very-remote-australia/topic/income