$1,587 —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral) · State Electorate
Income in Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 45% of households in Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral) earn more than $3,000 a week. This is a very high-income area where typical weekly earnings for families and individuals are well above both state and national figures.
$3,002
—
- $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 Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral) — higher than 99% of areas.
| Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral) | $3,002 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $1,597 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $3,327 a week, which is well above the Australian figure of $2,120. Similarly, typical personal weekly income is $1,587, far above the national typical of $805.
$3,002 —
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Median total household income per week.
$3,327 —
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 29% of people making over $2,000 a week, far above the 12.5% seen nationally. This helps explain why the area is among the highest in the country for households earning $3,000 or more each week.
29.0%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
44.7%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $4,000 or more (31%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (24%) and $650–$1,499 (23%).
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 Pilbara (Mining and Pastoral) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54403/pilbara/topic/income