$688 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $466
- 2016: $549
- 2021: $688
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
North West · Region (SA4)
Income in North West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define North West, where the typical family earns $1,658 a week. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region continues to trail well behind both state and national figures.
$1,274
▲ +49.4%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is North West — lower than 89% of areas.
| North West | $1,274 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $1,386 |
| Victoria | $1,759 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is $1,274, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,759. The typical person earns $688 a week, a little below the national figure of $805, though this is $222 higher than it was in 2011.
$1,274 ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $853
- 2016: $1,014
- 2021: $1,274
Median total household income per week.
$1,658 ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,075
- 2016: $1,306
- 2021: $1,658
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 11.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national rate of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in the personal income data, where the typical person earns under $650 a week, accounting for 42.6% of the population.
5.9%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.3%
Lower than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In North West, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In North West, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/215/north-west/topic/income