$1,112 ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $820
- 2016: $968
- 2021: $1,112
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rottnest Island · Suburb / Locality
Income in Rottnest Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 60% of people in Rottnest Island earn between $650 and $1,499 a week. This creates a unique financial profile where typical weekly incomes are much higher than in most areas, yet very few households earn the top brackets of income.
$2,042
▲ +59.4%
- $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 Rottnest Island — higher than 77% of areas.
| Rottnest Island | $2,042 |
|---|---|
| 6161, WA | $2,042 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,112, which is well above the figures for Western Australia and the nation. Household and family incomes are also much higher than most areas, with a typical household earning $2,042 per week.
$2,042 ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,281
- 2016: $1,949
- 2021: $2,042
Median total household income per week.
$2,340 ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,812
- 2016: $2,562
- 2021: $2,340
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.8% of households earning over $3,000 a week, which is far below the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 0% of households earn $4,000 or more per week.
8.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower 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 →Rottnest Island splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (45%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 14%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rottnest Island, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 70%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 23%.
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 Rottnest Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51314/rottnest-island/topic/income