$397 ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $326
- 2016: $368
- 2021: $397
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Baines · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Baines are among the lowest for similar areas. The typical household earns just $752 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. This reflects a community where a large majority of residents live on very modest means.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Baines — lower than 96% of areas.
| Baines | $752 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | $1,331 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $758, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,213. Personal incomes are also very low, with the typical person earning $397 a week.
$397 ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$752 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$758 ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 3.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, well below the 12.5% national average. More than half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Baines, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
In Baines, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Baines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70021/baines/topic/income