$240 ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $231
- 2016: $237
- 2021: $240
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Papunya · Suburb / Locality
Income in Papunya
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Most people in Papunya earn under $650 a week, reflecting an area where incomes are very low. The typical family earns just $519 weekly, which is far below the national figure of $2,120.
$1,520
▲ +24.8%
- $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 Papunya — lower than 51% of areas.
| Papunya | $1,520 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is only $240, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Northern Territory figure of $936. Household incomes are slightly higher at $1,520, though this remains well below the territory average.
$1,520 ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,218
- 2016: $1,208
- 2021: $1,520
Median total household income per week.
$519 ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $680
- 2016: $474
- 2021: $519
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 2.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, only 7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is much lower than most other areas.
2.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Papunya splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (37%), with Under $650 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Papunya, Under $650 is the majority at 86%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 7%.
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 Papunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70218/papunya/topic/income