$759 ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $521
- 2016: $628
- 2021: $759
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Perth · Suburb / Locality
Income in Perth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Perth (Tas.) are generally around the middle for similar areas. The typical weekly family income is $1,782, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure. While most residents earn a modest living, very few of the local population reach the highest income brackets compared to the rest of the country.
$1,449
▲ +42.8%
- $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 Perth — lower than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,449, which is a little below the Australian figure of $1,746. This is consistent with the typical personal weekly income of $759, which sits slightly above the Tasmanian average.
$1,449 ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,015
- 2016: $1,212
- 2021: $1,449
Median total household income per week.
$1,782 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,240
- 2016: $1,467
- 2021: $1,782
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than across Australia, with only 11.3% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. Similarly, the proportion of people earning over $2,000 a week is well below the national figure.
5.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Perth splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Perth splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60503/perth/topic/income