$1,233 ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,020
- 2016: $1,164
- 2021: $1,233
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Christmas Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Christmas Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is remarkably high for residents of Christmas Island, where typical family incomes sit well above the national figure. This financial strength has grown over the last decade, with typical personal weekly earnings rising by $213 since 2011.
$2,109
▲ +14.3%
- $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 Christmas Island — higher than 78% of areas.
| Christmas Island | $2,109 |
|---|---|
| Other Territories | $1,497 |
| Other Territories | $1,497 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $2,659 a week, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal weekly income is also among the highest at its level, reaching $1,233.
$2,109 ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,845
- 2016: $2,141
- 2021: $2,109
Median total household income per week.
$2,659 ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $2,118
- 2016: $2,389
- 2021: $2,659
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A much higher proportion of households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to most areas, and this figure rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 28%. Similarly, 13.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
13.7%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.0%
Higher 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 →In Christmas Island, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (19%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Christmas Island splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 29%.
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 Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/90101/christmas-island/topic/income