$656 ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $571
- 2016: $626
- 2021: $656
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wattleup · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wattleup
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Wattleup have remained lower than most other areas in recent years. The typical family earns $1,649 a week, which is well below both the state and national figures.
$1,384
▲ +9.7%
- $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 Wattleup — lower than 61% of areas.
| Wattleup | $1,384 |
|---|---|
| 6166, WA | $2,119 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,384, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also low, with the typical resident earning $656 a week.
$1,384 ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,262
- 2016: $1,420
- 2021: $1,384
Median total household income per week.
$1,649 ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,519
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $1,649
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 10.5% of people earn over $2,000 a week, which is higher than most similar areas, high-income households are rare. Only 14.2% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure well below the Western Australian average.
10.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.2%
Lower than 55% 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 Wattleup, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wattleup, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51550/wattleup/topic/income