$181 ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $191
- 2016: $238
- 2021: $181
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wadeye · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wadeye
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Wadeye are among the lowest in the country, with the typical family bringing in just $439. This means residents face significantly tighter budgets than people in the rest of the Territory or Australia.
$767
▼ -19.1%
- $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 Wadeye — lower than 95% of areas.
| Wadeye | $767 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $1,347 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Wadeye earns $181 a week, which is far below the national figure of $805. Household and family incomes are also far below the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
$767 ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $948
- 2016: $1,096
- 2021: $767
Median total household income per week.
$439 ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $439
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here, with only 2.6% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is much lower than most areas; meanwhile, 70.4% of individuals earn less than $650 weekly.
2.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 73% 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 Wadeye, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (22%) and $650–$1,499 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wadeye, Under $650 is the majority at 82%; $650–$1,499 is next at 10%.
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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70275/wadeye/topic/income