$539 ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $477
- 2016: $525
- 2021: $539
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Northern Territory - Outback · Region (SA4)
Income in Northern Territory - Outback
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly gap of $806 separates typical families in Northern Territory - Outback from those in the rest of the Territory. While most income figures here are well below state and national levels, the typical household now earns $1,706 a week, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
$1,706
▲ +17.7%
- $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 Northern Territory - Outback — higher than 55% of areas.
| Northern Territory - Outback | $1,706 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in the Outback earns $539 a week, which is far below the Territory's $936. Family incomes are also among the lowest at this level, though the typical family income has risen by $159 since 2011 to reach $1,407.
$1,706 ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,450
- 2016: $1,561
- 2021: $1,706
Median total household income per week.
$1,407 ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,248
- 2016: $1,352
- 2021: $1,407
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 19.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this is a significant increase from 2011, when only 10.4% of households reached that level.
9.1%
Lower than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.6%
Higher than 50% 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 Northern Territory - Outback, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Northern Territory - Outback, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/702/northern-territory-outback/topic/income