$718 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $526
- 2016: $623
- 2021: $718
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Western Australia - Wheat Belt · Region (SA4)
Income in Western Australia - Wheat Belt
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas are common across the Western Australia - Wheat Belt. The typical family earns $1,757 a week, which is well below the state figure. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region continues to trail behind both the state and national averages.
$1,339
▲ +37.6%
- $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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt — lower than 83% of areas.
| Western Australia - Wheat Belt | $1,339 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,339, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person bringing in $718 a week.
$1,339 ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $973
- 2016: $1,192
- 2021: $1,339
Median total household income per week.
$1,757 ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 76% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,221
- 2016: $1,481
- 2021: $1,757
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 13.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Western Australian average of 23.2%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 41.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
9.3%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.5%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Western Australia - Wheat Belt splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Western Australia - Wheat Belt, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Western Australia - Wheat Belt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/509/western-australia-wheat-belt/topic/income