$906 ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $788
- 2021: $906
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alice Springs · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Alice Springs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than most similar areas, typical incomes in Alice Springs have grown steadily. The usual weekly household income is now $1,898, while the share of high-earning households has more than doubled since 2011.
$1,898
▲ +25.4%
- $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 Alice Springs — higher than 66% of areas.
| Alice Springs | $1,898 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income of $1,898 is a little above the national figure. Similarly, typical personal weekly income is $906, which is also a little above the Australian average of $805.
$1,898 ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,513
- 2016: $1,715
- 2021: $1,898
Median total household income per week.
$2,089 ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,595
- 2016: $1,884
- 2021: $2,089
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 23.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a big jump from 2011, when only 10.9% of households reached that level.
11.9%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.3%
Higher than 63% 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 Alice Springs, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $4,000 or more (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70201/alice-springs/topic/income