$1,021 ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $756
- 2016: $469
- 2021: $1,021
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Katherine · State Electorate
Income in Katherine
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal earnings are much higher in Katherine than in most similar areas, reflecting a relatively prosperous local economy. The typical person earns $1,021 a week, which is well above the national figure. This trend of rising incomes is seen across families and households, making the area wealthier than it was a decade ago.
$2,026
▲ +32.2%
- $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 Katherine — higher than 72% of areas.
| Katherine | $2,026 |
|---|---|
| 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 $2,026, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. This is part of a broader rise in earnings, as the typical personal weekly income rose by $265 since 2011 to reach $1,021.
$2,026 ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,532
- 2016: $1,243
- 2021: $2,026
Median total household income per week.
$2,251 ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,747
- 2016: $1,065
- 2021: $2,251
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households are more common here than in most areas, with 24.6% earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 10.2% of households reached that level.
11.8%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Katherine, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $3,000–$3,999 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Katherine splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70017/katherine/topic/income