$662 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $409
- 2021: $662
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hester · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Hester have remained generally low compared to wider trends. The typical family income is $1,562, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hester — lower than 58% of areas.
| Hester | $1,424 |
|---|---|
| 6255, WA | $1,208 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,424 a week, which is a little below the national figure. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $662 weekly.
$662 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,424 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,562 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; no households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. Only 6.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
6.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Hester, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 54%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 46%.
Hester splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Hester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50630/hester/topic/income