$991 ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $762
- 2016: $846
- 2021: $991
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Palmyra · Suburb / Locality
Income in Palmyra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than usual earnings define daily life in Palmyra, where the typical family brings in $2,516 a week. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits above both the state and national figures. The area is marked by a strong presence of high-earners across the community.
$1,729
▲ +32.6%
- $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 Palmyra — higher than 61% of areas.
| Palmyra | $1,729 |
|---|---|
| 6157, WA | $1,838 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $991, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. While family incomes are high, the typical household income of $1,729 is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
$1,729 ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,304
- 2016: $1,559
- 2021: $1,729
Median total household income per week.
$2,516 ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,894
- 2016: $2,166
- 2021: $2,516
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A high proportion of residents earn well, with 18% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure. Similarly, 23.6% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a rate higher than most other areas.
18.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Palmyra splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Palmyra, the largest group is Under $650 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
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 Palmyra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51197/palmyra/topic/income