$1,386 ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $932
- 2016: $1,228
- 2021: $1,386
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Onslow · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly in Onslow, with typical family incomes now reaching $3,075. This puts the town among the highest earning areas for its type, far exceeding both state and national figures. High earners are common here, creating a local economy where typical pay is well above the average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Onslow — higher than 91% of areas.
| Onslow | $2,596 |
|---|---|
| 6710, WA | $2,443 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $3,075, which is $861 more than the Western Australian figure. This trend holds for individuals too, with typical personal weekly pay at $1,386, far above the $805 seen across Australia.
$1,386 ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,596 ▲ +81.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$3,075 ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are very common in Onslow, where 37.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, 23.4% of people earn at least $2,000 weekly, which is far above the Australian average.
23.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Onslow, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (24%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Onslow splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Onslow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51181/onslow/topic/income