$1,218 —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $1,218
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wattening · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wattening
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Wattening earns $3,250 a week, which is well above the national figure. This gap highlights a high-earning area where most typical income measures sit among the highest for similar places. While the usual weekly pay is strong, there is a wide mix of earners across the community.
$2,333
—
- $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 Wattening — higher than 87% of areas.
| Wattening | $2,333 |
|---|---|
| 6568, WA | $1,728 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is $1,218, which is well above the Western Australian figure of $848. This trend is seen across the board, with typical household incomes reaching $2,333, much higher than most other areas.
$2,333 —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,374
- 2021: $2,333
Median total household income per week.
$3,250 —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,750
- 2021: $3,250
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Despite high typical earnings, only 6.7% of people earn over $2,000 a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. The largest group of residents, 20%, earns between $1,500 and $2,999 weekly, while 17.8% earn under $650.
6.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Wattening, the largest group is Under $650 at 33%, followed by $4,000 or more (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Wattening splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and Under $650 (33%), with $650–$1,499 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 Wattening [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51548/wattening/topic/income