$713 ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $490
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $713
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Balga · Suburb / Locality
Income in Balga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than usual weekly pay affects daily life for many in Balga. The typical family earns $1,490 a week, which is well below both the state and national figures. This makes the area one of the lower-income spots compared to similar regions.
$1,299
▲ +39.1%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Balga — lower than 68% of areas.
| Balga | $1,299 |
|---|---|
| 6061, WA | $1,374 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,299 weekly, a figure well below the Western Australian average of $1,815. While personal weekly pay is $713, which is just a little below the national figure, family incomes remain much lower than most other areas.
$1,299 ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $934
- 2016: $1,147
- 2021: $1,299
Median total household income per week.
$1,490 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,076
- 2016: $1,264
- 2021: $1,490
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 23.2%. This gap is reflected in personal pay, where only 4.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
4.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Balga, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Balga, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Balga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50055/balga/topic/income