$599 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $535
- 2021: $599
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Karakin · Suburb / Locality
Income in Karakin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Karakin. The typical family earns just $971 a week, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. This gap reflects a local economy where typical household and personal earnings sit well below state and national levels.
$919
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- $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 Karakin — lower than 90% of areas.
| Karakin | $919 |
|---|---|
| 6044, WA | $1,086 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is just $599, which is well below the national figure of $805. Similarly, the typical household earns $919 a week, a total far below the $1,815 seen across Western Australia.
$919 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $935
- 2021: $919
Median total household income per week.
$971 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $988
- 2021: $971
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Low earners make up the bulk of the population, with 48.4% of people earning under $650 a week. Only 10.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%.
9.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.8%
Lower than 67% 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 Karakin, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 51%; Under $650 is next at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Karakin, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Karakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50722/karakin/topic/income