$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)
Income in Wheat Belt - North
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.
$1,349
▲ +36.1%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
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 |
Typical incomes
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.
$1,349 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $991
- 2016: $1,199
- 2021: $1,349
Median total household income per week.
$1,759 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,247
- 2016: $1,498
- 2021: $1,759
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
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.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wheat Belt - North splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wheat Belt - North, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 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