Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Income in Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan)

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

Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Mirrabooka, where the typical family earns $1,551 a week. This is well below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. While weekly earnings have risen since 2016, the area remains significantly poorer than state and national averages.

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📍 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,345
  • $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 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) — lower than 84% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan)$1,345
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 $1,345, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also low, with the typical person in Mirrabooka bringing in $619 a week, well below the state's $848.

$619

Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $550
  • 2021: $619

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

$1,345

Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $1,265
  • 2021: $1,345

Median total household income per week.

$1,551

Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: $1,403
  • 2021: $1,551

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 11.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the state average of 23.2%. This gap is mirrored in personal earnings, as only 5.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.

Personal income distribution

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In Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan), Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.

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 Mirrabooka (East Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53602/mirrabooka/topic/income