$811 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $778
- 2016: $852
- 2021: $811
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Butler (North Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Income in Butler (North Metropolitan)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Butler earns $2,053 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. This reflects an area where incomes generally match state and national averages, though the proportion of high-earning households has dropped since 2011.
$1,770
▼ -8.9%
- $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 Butler (North Metropolitan) — higher than 54% of areas.
| Butler (North Metropolitan) | $1,770 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $1,865 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,770, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. While personal weekly incomes rose $33 since 2011 to reach $811, typical family and household incomes both fell over that decade.
$1,770 ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,943
- 2016: $2,128
- 2021: $1,770
Median total household income per week.
$2,053 ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,372
- 2016: $2,421
- 2021: $2,053
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Butler has fewer high-earners than most areas, with 18.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. People earning $2,000 or more a week make up 11.9% of the population, a figure that fell 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
11.9%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.2%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Butler (North Metropolitan), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Butler (North Metropolitan), the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Butler (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED51104/butler/topic/income