$653 ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $516
- 2016: $579
- 2021: $653
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Northam · Suburb / Locality
Income in Northam
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than average earnings shape daily life in Northam, where the typical household earns $1,246 a week. This is well below both the state and national figures, reflecting a community where few residents reach high income brackets.
$1,246
▲ +26.8%
- $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 Northam — lower than 72% of areas.
| Northam | $1,246 |
|---|---|
| 6401, WA | $1,263 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income in Northam is $1,574, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $653 a week.
$1,246 ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $983
- 2016: $1,154
- 2021: $1,246
Median total household income per week.
$1,574 ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,260
- 2016: $1,490
- 2021: $1,574
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 11.2% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. This gap is reflected in the personal data, where 43.6% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Northam splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Northam, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Northam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51157/northam/topic/income