$766 —
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: $655
- 2021: $766
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mid West · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Mid West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly incomes are lower than most areas in the Mid West, where the usual family earns $1,908. While earnings have risen since 2016, they remain a little below both the state and national figures.
$1,455
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- $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 Mid West — lower than 71% of areas.
| Mid West | $1,455 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,455 a week, which is a little below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Personal income sits around the middle for its level at $766 per week, though this is slightly lower than the national figure.
$1,455 —
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: $1,277
- 2021: $1,455
Median total household income per week.
$1,908 —
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: $1,585
- 2021: $1,908
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with 15.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the state average of 23.2%. Meanwhile, 38.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
11.5%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Lower than 68% 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 →Mid West splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mid West, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Mid West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/51104/mid-west/topic/income