$1,062 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $687
- 2021: $1,062
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tortilla Flats · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower family incomes than most similar areas define Tortilla Flats, where the typical family earns just $1,375 a week. While personal earnings are surprisingly high compared to other areas, overall household wealth remains far below the Northern Territory and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tortilla Flats — lower than 76% of areas.
| Tortilla Flats | $1,187 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $1,347 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,187 a week, which is far below the Northern Territory's $2,061. Interestingly, typical personal income is $1,062, which is a little above the territory figure and well above the national average of $805.
$1,062 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,187 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 13.2% seen across the Northern Territory. This lack of high earners is consistent across all personal income brackets reported for the area.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Tortilla Flats, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Tortilla Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70265/tortilla-flats/topic/income