$490 ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $415
- 2016: $477
- 2021: $490
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Walpole · Suburb / Locality
Income in Walpole
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than half of all people in Walpole earn under $650 a week, marking the area as one of the lowest-earning spots in the region. This trend is seen across the board, with typical household and family incomes sitting far below both the state and national figures.
$764
▲ +15.8%
- $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 Walpole — lower than 96% of areas.
| Walpole | $764 |
|---|---|
| 6398, WA | $794 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is just $764, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. The typical family earns $1,037 a week, while the usual personal income is $490, both of which are among the lowest for similar areas.
$764 ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $660
- 2016: $861
- 2021: $764
Median total household income per week.
$1,037 ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $854
- 2016: $1,104
- 2021: $1,037
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high wages, with only 4.9% of people bringing in $2,000 or more per week. Similarly, the 6.5% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the Australian average of 22.6%.
4.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Walpole splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (40%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Walpole, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51510/walpole/topic/income