$1,294 ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $930
- 2016: $1,211
- 2021: $1,294
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fong Lim · State Electorate
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Fong Lim are much higher than most similar areas. The typical family earns $2,828 per week, which is well above the national figure. This high earning level is reflected across the whole community, with a significant rise in wealth since 2011.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Fong Lim — higher than 91% of areas.
| Fong Lim | $2,378 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | $2,209 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,294, which is far above the Australian figure of $805. Household and family incomes are also among the highest at this level, with the typical family earning $615 more per week than the Northern Territory average.
$1,294 ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,378 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,828 ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 16 percentage points since 2011. Similarly, 20.4% of people earn over $2,000 weekly, which is well above the national figure of 12.5%.
20.4%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.6%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Fong Lim, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $4,000 or more (20%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Fong Lim splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Fong Lim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70012/fong-lim/topic/income