$709 ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $531
- 2016: $617
- 2021: $709
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wheat Belt - North · Sub-region (SA3)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Forty-one per cent of people in Wheat Belt - North earn under $650 a week, making it an area where many residents have low personal incomes. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the region's overall income levels remain well below both the state and national figures.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Wheat Belt - North — lower than 79% of areas.
| Wheat Belt - North | $1,349 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,349 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Family incomes are also lower than most areas at $1,759 a week, though this has risen by $512 since 2011.
$709 ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,349 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,759 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 14% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. High earners are rare here, with only 10.1% of people making $2,000 a week or more, although this has risen by 4.9 points since 2011.
10.1%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.0%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Wheat Belt - North splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 22%.
In Wheat Belt - North, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wheat Belt - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50902/wheat-belt-north/topic/income