$485 ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $367
- 2016: $441
- 2021: $485
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barkly · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Barkly
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Barkly are far below the Northern Territory and national figures, with a typical family earning just $1,084. While incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains among the lowest in the country for typical personal and family earnings.
$1,481
▲ +23.1%
- $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 Barkly — lower than 68% of areas.
| Barkly | $1,481 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $485, which is far below the national figure of $805. The usual household income of $1,481 is also well below the Northern Territory's $2,061, though it has risen by $278 since 2011.
$1,481 ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,203
- 2016: $1,366
- 2021: $1,481
Median total household income per week.
$1,084 ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $901
- 2016: $1,102
- 2021: $1,084
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 13.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 25.6%. Low earners are common, with nearly half of all people earning under $650 a week.
7.8%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.2%
Lower than 79% 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 →Barkly splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Barkly, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70202/barkly/topic/income