$839 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $873
- 2016: $720
- 2021: $839
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.
More than 31% of people in Very Remote Australia earn under $650 a week, marking this as the most common income bracket. While typical personal incomes are about the same as the national figure, there is a notable gap in high earners compared to the rest of the country.
$1,491
▼ -17.2%
- $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 — higher than 51% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $1,491 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $839, which is higher than most similar areas and roughly equal to the national figure. However, typical household weekly income has fallen by $309 since 2011 to reach $1,491, a little below the Australian average.
$1,491 ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $1,366
- 2021: $1,491
Median total household income per week.
$1,894 ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,891
- 2016: $1,575
- 2021: $1,894
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 15.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week. While the share of people earning over $2,000 weekly rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011, it remains well below the national rate of 12.5%.
9.0%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Lower than 51% 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 $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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/RA94/very-remote-australia/topic/income