$2,039 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $269
- 2021: $2,039
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fortescue · Suburb / Locality
Income in Fortescue
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Fortescue earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This creates a striking gap where typical personal incomes are far above the national figure, yet typical family and household incomes remain far below state and national levels.
$899
—
- $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 Fortescue — lower than 90% of areas.
| Fortescue | $899 |
|---|---|
| 6716, WA | $2,028 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Personal income is very high here, with a typical weekly pay of $2,039, which is far above the national figure. However, typical weekly family incomes are among the lowest at $1,024, falling far below Western Australia's $2,214.
$899 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $537
- 2021: $899
Median total household income per week.
$1,024 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $466
- 2021: $1,024
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common, as 47.9% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure of 12.5%. Most people fall into the $1,500 to $2,999 bracket at 53.2%.
47.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Fortescue, Under $650 is the majority at 100%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Fortescue, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 18%.
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 Fortescue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50519/fortescue/topic/income