$724 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $850
- 2021: $724
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wail · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Wail have remained low compared to broader trends, with a typical household earning $1,312. While some individuals earn high wages, a third of the population earns under $650 per week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wail — lower than 67% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income of $1,312 is well below the national figure of $1,746. In contrast, typical personal and family incomes are only a little below the state and national figures.
$724 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,312 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,875 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 7.7% of people earn $2,000 or more per week, which is well below the 12.5% national average. This is reflected in the local spread, where 33.3% of people earn under $650 weekly.
7.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Wail, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%).
In Wail, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22646/wail/topic/income