$575 ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $431
- 2016: $441
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kimberley · Suburb / Locality
Income in Kimberley
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Kimberley are far below the national figure, with a typical home earning just $817. This gap highlights a place where most residents earn much less than the state or national average, though a small group of high earners still exists.
$817
▲ +2.8%
- $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 Kimberley — lower than 94% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,292, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical resident earning $575 a week.
$817 ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $795
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $817
Median total household income per week.
$1,292 ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,038
- 2016: $1,149
- 2021: $1,292
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 19.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week—well above the Tasmanian average—most people earn very little. In fact, 59.8% of individuals earn under $650 a week, and no one earns $3,000 or more.
7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.2%
Higher 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 Kimberley, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $3,000–$3,999 (11%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kimberley, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60304/kimberley/topic/income