$547 ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $458
- 2016: $602
- 2021: $547
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brookton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brookton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical earnings shape daily life in Brookton, where a typical weekly family income of $1,567 is well below both state and national figures. This trend is seen across the board, with personal and household pay staying significantly lower than in most other areas.
$1,189
▲ +37.6%
- $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 Brookton — lower than 75% of areas.
| Brookton | $1,189 |
|---|---|
| 6306, WA | $1,318 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is much lower than most areas at $547, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $848. Typical households earn $1,189 a week, falling well below the national figure of $1,746.
$1,189 ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $864
- 2016: $979
- 2021: $1,189
Median total household income per week.
$1,567 ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,055
- 2016: $1,399
- 2021: $1,567
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
7.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Brookton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brookton, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50189/brookton/topic/income