$338 ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $424
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $338
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yirrkala · Suburb / Locality
Income in Yirrkala
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical person in Yirrkala earns just $338 a week, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where most people have very low individual incomes, though household earnings are more comparable to the rest of the country.
$1,679
▼ -14.1%
- $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 Yirrkala — higher than 59% of areas.
| Yirrkala | $1,679 |
|---|---|
| 0880, NT | $2,406 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family weekly income is $952, far below the Northern Territory's $2,213. While personal earnings are among the lowest for this level, the typical household income of $1,679 is about the same as the Australian figure of $1,746.
$1,679 ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,954
- 2016: $1,610
- 2021: $1,679
Median total household income per week.
$952 ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,174
- 2016: $776
- 2021: $952
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Most people here earn under $650 a week, accounting for 72.5% of the population. Only 3.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%.
3.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.3%
Higher than 57% 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 Yirrkala, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $3,000–$3,999 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Yirrkala, Under $650 is the majority at 78%; $650–$1,499 is next at 13%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Yirrkala
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Yirrkala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70299/yirrkala/topic/income