Wickepin · Suburb / Locality

Income in Wickepin

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly pay for families in Wickepin has stayed well below state and national levels. The typical family earns $1,593 per week, which is much lower than the figures seen in most other similar areas.

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📍 Wickepin, Suburb / Locality

Where Wickepin sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,238 ▲ +50.1%
  • $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 Wickepin — lower than 72% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Wickepin$1,238
6370, WA $1,297
Western Australia $1,815
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,238 a week, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Personal incomes are closer to the norm, with the typical person earning $731 weekly, slightly below the national figure of $805.

$731 ▲ +92.4%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $380
  • 2016: $591
  • 2021: $731

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,238 ▲ +50.1%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $825
  • 2016: $1,068
  • 2021: $1,238

Median total household income per week.

$1,593 ▲ +77.0%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $900
  • 2016: $1,361
  • 2021: $1,593

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Very few homes earn top-tier wages, with only 4.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. High earners are rare here, as only 7.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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In Wickepin, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (25%).

Personal income distribution

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Wickepin splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.

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 Wickepin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51600/wickepin/topic/income