$1,204 ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $918
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,204
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Australian Capital Territory · Region (SA4)
Income in Australian Capital Territory
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks are significantly higher in the Australian Capital Territory than in other parts of the country. The typical household brings in $2,373 a week, a figure well above the national average that reflects a high-earning population.
$2,373
▲ +23.6%
- $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 Australian Capital Territory — higher than 91% of areas.
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $1,204, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of $805. Family incomes are also very high at $2,872 per week, having risen by $595 since 2011.
$2,373 ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,920
- 2016: $2,070
- 2021: $2,373
Median total household income per week.
$2,872 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $2,277
- 2016: $2,445
- 2021: $2,872
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.4% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the 22.6% seen across Australia. This trend has grown since 2011, while 22.1% of individuals now earn $2,000 or more per week.
22.1%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.4%
Higher than 91% 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 Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Australian Capital Territory splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/801/australian-capital-territory/topic/income