$575 ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $509
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cardiff · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cardiff
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are significantly lower than average in Cardiff, which puts pressure on the daily budgets of local families. The typical family income of $1,437 is well below both the state and national figures.
$1,187
▼ -29.3%
- $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 Cardiff — lower than 76% of areas.
| Cardiff | $1,187 |
|---|---|
| 6225, WA | $1,240 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is much lower than most areas here. The typical person earns $575 a week, while the typical household brings in $1,187, both of which are well below Western Australian and national figures.
$1,187 ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,678
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,187
Median total household income per week.
$1,437 ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,374
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,437
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare, with only 8.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the state average of 23.2%. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
10.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.9%
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 →Cardiff splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 14%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cardiff, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
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 Cardiff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50259/cardiff/topic/income