$2,172 ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,050
- 2021: $2,172
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tanami · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far more people earn over $2,000 a week in Tanami than in most other areas, with 31.7% of the population in this bracket. This creates a striking gap where individual earnings are very high, even though typical household incomes remain well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tanami — lower than 72% of areas.
| Tanami | $1,250 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person earns $2,172 a week, which is far above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. However, the typical household income is much lower at $1,250, falling far below the Territory's $2,061.
$2,172 ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,250 ▼ -59.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 34.5% of people making between $1,500 and $2,999 weekly. Another 9.2% earn $3,000 or more, and notably, no one in the area earns under $650 a week.
31.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Tanami, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 67%; $3,000 or more is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70248/tanami/topic/income