$272 ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $288
- 2016: $244
- 2021: $272
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Arafura · State Electorate
Income in Arafura
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have fallen across the board in Arafura since 2011, leaving the area with some of the lowest incomes in the region. The typical family now brings in just $730 a week, which is far below the national figure.
$1,272
▼ -4.9%
- $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 Arafura — lower than 89% of areas.
| Arafura | $1,272 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,272, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level, with the usual person earning $272 a week, down $16 since 2011.
$1,272 ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,338
- 2016: $1,047
- 2021: $1,272
Median total household income per week.
$730 ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $847
- 2016: $637
- 2021: $730
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 9.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where 69.5% of people earn under $650 a week.
4.1%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 97% 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 Arafura, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Arafura, Under $650 is the majority at 78%; $650–$1,499 is next at 13%.
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 Arafura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70001/arafura/topic/income