Bunbury (South West) · State Electorate

Income in Bunbury (South West)

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Forty per cent of people in Bunbury (South West) earn less than $650 a week. While typical incomes here are lower than in most other areas, the money coming into the region has grown steadily since 2011.

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📍 Bunbury (South West), State Electorate

Where Bunbury (South West) sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,464 ▲ +28.5%
  • $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 Bunbury (South West) — lower than 72% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Bunbury (South West)$1,464
Rest of WA $1,597
Western Australia $1,815
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,914 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. Similarly, typical household and personal incomes are lower than in most areas and sit a little below the Western Australian state average.

$758 ▲ +30.2%

Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $582
  • 2021: $758

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,464 ▲ +28.5%

Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,139
  • 2021: $1,464

Median total household income per week.

$1,914 ▲ +32.5%

Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,445
  • 2021: $1,914

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more per week sitting well below the state average at 16.4%. However, this group has grown by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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Bunbury (South West) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.

Personal income distribution

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In Bunbury (South West), the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).

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 Bunbury (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED50906/bunbury/topic/income