$510 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $520
- 2016: $446
- 2021: $510
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Preston Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Preston Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all residents in Preston Beach earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings for families and individuals are far below both the state and national figures.
$850
▼ -22.2%
- $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 Preston Beach — lower than 92% of areas.
| Preston Beach | $850 |
|---|---|
| 6215, WA | $1,312 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is far below the Western Australian figure, sitting at just $937. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are also among the lowest for similar areas, at $850 and $510 respectively.
$850 ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,093
- 2016: $793
- 2021: $850
Median total household income per week.
$937 ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,274
- 2016: $977
- 2021: $937
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. This trend is mirrored in personal earnings, where only 8.7% of people make $2,000 or more weekly.
8.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Preston Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Preston Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 68%; $650–$1,499 is next at 17%.
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 Preston Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51262/preston-beach/topic/income