$509 ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $503
- 2016: $674
- 2021: $509
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rum Jungle · Suburb / Locality
Income in Rum Jungle
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 42% of households in Rum Jungle earn less than $650 a week. This is a very low-income area where typical earnings are far below both the Northern Territory and national figures.
$624
▼ -28.9%
- $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 Rum Jungle — lower than 99% of areas.
| Rum Jungle | $624 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $1,347 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is just $1,024, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,213. This is reflected in household earnings, with a typical week bringing in $624, among the lowest for similar areas.
$624 ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $878
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $624
Median total household income per week.
$1,024 ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $1,024
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No households earn $3,000 or more per week, a result far below the national average of 22.6%. Only 6.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
6.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Rum Jungle, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rum Jungle, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next 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 Rum Jungle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70236/rum-jungle/topic/income