$1,454 ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,085
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,454
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Desert Springs · Suburb / Locality
Income in Desert Springs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Some of the highest incomes in the region are found in Desert Springs, where typical earners make far more than those in the rest of the Territory. Weekly family income here is well above the national figure, marking it as a wealthy pocket of the community.
$3,025
▲ +22.7%
- $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 Desert Springs — higher than 97% of areas.
| Desert Springs | $3,025 |
|---|---|
| 0870, NT | $2,174 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $3,321 a week, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of $2,213. Personal weekly incomes follow this trend, with a typical $1,454 being far above the Australian figure of $805.
$3,025 ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,466
- 2016: $2,517
- 2021: $3,025
Median total household income per week.
$3,321 ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,574
- 2016: $2,906
- 2021: $3,321
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 45.5% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week—far above the 22.6% seen across Australia. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is far above both the state and national figures.
29.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
45.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Desert Springs splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Desert Springs splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
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 Desert Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70078/desert-springs/topic/income