$1,204 ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $918
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,204
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Major Cities of Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Major Cities of Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher weekly pay is a hallmark of daily life for the Major Cities of Australia, where the typical family earns $2,872. This figure is well above the national amount of $2,120, marking the area as one of the highest-earning regions in the country.
$2,372
▲ +23.5%
- $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 Major Cities of Australia — higher than 89% of areas.
| Major Cities of Australia | $2,372 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is much higher than most areas at $1,204, which is well above the Australian figure of $805. Both household and family incomes have climbed since 2011, with the typical household now bringing in $2,372 a week.
$2,372 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 89% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,920
- 2016: $2,070
- 2021: $2,372
Median total household income per week.
$2,872 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $2,277
- 2016: $2,445
- 2021: $2,872
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A far higher share of households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to the rest of Australia, at 36.4%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning over $2,000 weekly has nearly doubled since 2011 to reach 22.1%.
22.1%
Higher than 92% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.4%
Higher than 97% 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 Major Cities of Australia, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Major Cities of Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 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 Major Cities of Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA80/major-cities-of-australia/topic/income