$227 ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $243
- 2016: $222
- 2021: $227
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wurrumiyanga · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wurrumiyanga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A massive gap in earnings separates Wurrumiyanga from the rest of the country, with typical weekly household incomes far below the national figure. Very few residents earn high incomes, and the typical family brings in just $497 a week. This puts the area among the lowest for income levels across the region.
$715
▼ -9.9%
- $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 Wurrumiyanga — lower than 97% of areas.
| Wurrumiyanga | $715 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $1,347 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are far below those in the Northern Territory and Australia. The usual personal income is $227, and the typical household earns $715 a week, both of which are among the lowest figures for similar areas.
$715 ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $794
- 2016: $759
- 2021: $715
Median total household income per week.
$497 ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $569
- 2016: $614
- 2021: $497
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income split, where 74.1% of people earn under $650 a week.
2.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.0%
Lower than 85% 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 Wurrumiyanga, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wurrumiyanga, Under $650 is the majority at 83%; $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 Wurrumiyanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70295/wurrumiyanga/topic/income