$654 → 0.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $654
- 2016: $602
- 2021: $654
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Walkaway · Suburb / Locality
Income in Walkaway
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 44% of people in Walkaway earn under $650 a week, marking this as a low-income area. The typical weekly household income is $1,235, which is well below both the state and national figures.
$1,235
▲ +9.8%
- $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 Walkaway — lower than 73% of areas.
| Walkaway | $1,235 |
|---|---|
| 6528, WA | $1,278 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is typically $1,593, a figure well below the Western Australian average of $2,214. This trend carries across to personal earnings, which are typically $654, lower than most similar areas.
$1,235 ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,176
- 2021: $1,235
Median total household income per week.
$1,593 ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,412
- 2016: $1,354
- 2021: $1,593
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 12.8% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 23.2%. People earning $2,000 or more a week make up 8.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure.
8.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.8%
Lower than 60% 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 Walkaway, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $3,000–$3,999 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Walkaway, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Walkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51505/walkaway/topic/income