$888 ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $585
- 2016: $675
- 2021: $888
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunset Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Sunset Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 34% of people in Sunset Beach earn under $650 a week. While typical weekly incomes here are higher than in most similar areas, the community has a much smaller share of very high-earning households compared to the rest of the state.
$1,740
▲ +58.3%
- $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 Sunset Beach — higher than 62% of areas.
| Sunset Beach | $1,740 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | $1,483 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,115 a week, which is about the same as the national figure of $2,120. Typical personal income is $888 weekly, a little above the Australian average of $805.
$1,740 ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,099
- 2016: $1,346
- 2021: $1,740
Median total household income per week.
$2,115 ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,545
- 2016: $1,697
- 2021: $2,115
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14.9% of households making $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.2%. However, 12.1% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, a result higher than most similar areas.
12.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Sunset Beach, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Sunset Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 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 Sunset Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51419/sunset-beach/topic/income