$736 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $592
- 2021: $736
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Norfolk Island · Suburb / Locality
Income in Norfolk Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is notably lower for most people on Norfolk Island, with the typical household bringing in just $1,184. This is well below both the territory and national figures, reflecting a local economy where high earners are very rare.
$1,184
—
- $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 Norfolk Island — lower than 76% of areas.
| Norfolk Island | $1,184 |
|---|---|
| 2899, OT | $1,184 |
| Other Territories | $1,497 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,630 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Individual pay is closer to the norm, with a typical personal income of $736, which is only a little below the national figure of $805.
$1,184 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,012
- 2021: $1,184
Median total household income per week.
$1,630 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,290
- 2021: $1,630
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 5.3% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This gap is clear at the household level, as only 8.1% of homes earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.1%
Lower than 76% 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 Norfolk Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Norfolk Island splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 12%.
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 Norfolk Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL90004/norfolk-island/topic/income