$1,154 —
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: $938
- 2021: $1,154
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Goldfields · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Goldfields
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily in the Goldfields, with typical family incomes rising by $403 since 2016. This region now sees much higher earnings than most other areas, putting it well above the national figures for households and individuals alike.
$2,200
—
- $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 Goldfields — higher than 83% of areas.
| Goldfields | $2,200 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,663, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of $2,214. Personal earnings are also high at $1,154 a week, a result that is well above both the state and national averages.
$2,200 —
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: $1,980
- 2021: $2,200
Median total household income per week.
$2,663 —
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: $2,260
- 2021: $2,663
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 29.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well above the 22.6% national figure. This is a growing trend, as the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose 4.4 percentage points since 2016 to reach 20.5%.
20.5%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.5%
Higher than 78% 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 →In Goldfields, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (19%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Goldfields splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51103/goldfields/topic/income