$574 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $612
- 2021: $574
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dutson · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A wide gap between family and individual earnings shapes daily life in Dutson. While typical families earn $2,250 a week, individual and household incomes are much lower than in most other areas. This suggests a community where a few high earners support the majority of the local population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dutson — lower than 90% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $900, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $574, falling well below the Australian figure of $805.
$574 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$900 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 10.3% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This helps explain why family incomes remain strong despite 34.5% of residents earning under $650 weekly.
10.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Dutson splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (50%) and $1,500–$2,999 (50%).
In Dutson, Under $650 is the majority at 77%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Dutson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20818/dutson/topic/income