$774 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $550
- 2016: $672
- 2021: $774
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wheat Belt - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Wheat Belt - South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $1,372 is well below the national figure in Wheat Belt - South. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains much lower than most other regions for both household and family pay. This highlights a region where residents generally earn less than those in the wider state and country.
$1,372
▲ +42.6%
- $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 - South — lower than 77% of areas.
| Wheat Belt - South | $1,372 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,858 a week, which is a little below the Western Australian figure. Individual earnings are closer to the norm, with typical personal weekly income at $774, about the same as the national figure.
$1,372 ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $962
- 2016: $1,220
- 2021: $1,372
Median total household income per week.
$1,858 ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,211
- 2016: $1,554
- 2021: $1,858
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 14.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the state and national levels. This low top-end spread is reflected in personal incomes, where 38.1% of people earn under $650 a week.
10.3%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.1%
Lower than 75% 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 - South splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wheat Belt - South, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50903/wheat-belt-south/topic/income