$1,299 ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $870
- 2016: $1,081
- 2021: $1,299
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Income in Inner Regional Australia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 45% of households earn $3,000 or more a week in Inner Regional Australia, marking it as a high-earning area. This is far above the national figure of 22.6%. Typical weekly incomes for families and individuals here are much higher than across the rest of the country.
$2,966
▲ +58.6%
- $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 Inner Regional Australia — higher than 96% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $2,966 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,966 a week, which is far above the Australian figure of $1,746. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, with typical personal weekly incomes also sitting much higher than most at $1,299.
$2,966 ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 96% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,870
- 2016: $2,652
- 2021: $2,966
Median total household income per week.
$3,012 ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $2,222
- 2016: $2,874
- 2021: $3,012
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 20.6% of people make $2,000 or more weekly. This is well above the 12.5% national average and represents a 12 point increase since 2011.
20.6%
Higher than 90% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
44.8%
Higher than 99% of remoteness area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with Under $650 at 24%.
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 Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA81/inner-regional-australia/topic/income