$710 ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $522
- 2016: $611
- 2021: $710
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Albany (South West) · State Electorate
Income in Albany (South West)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 42% of people in Albany (South West) earn under $650 a week. This is an area where typical incomes are much lower than most other places. While weekly earnings have climbed since 2011, the gap between local pay and the national figure remains significant.
$1,350
▲ +34.6%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Albany (South West) — lower than 84% of areas.
| Albany (South West) | $1,350 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,350 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Typical weekly family income is also much lower than most areas at $1,757, though this has risen by $488 since 2011.
$1,350 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,003
- 2016: $1,209
- 2021: $1,350
Median total household income per week.
$1,757 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,269
- 2016: $1,508
- 2021: $1,757
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 13.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the Western Australian average of 23.2%. This reflects a broader trend where personal incomes for 42.8% of the population stay under $650 weekly.
8.2%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.3%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Albany (South West) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Albany (South West), the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Albany (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50106/albany/topic/income