$869 ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $605
- 2016: $705
- 2021: $869
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Major Urban · Section of State
Income in Major Urban
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 30% of households in Major Urban earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is an affluent area where typical weekly family incomes are much higher than in most similar places, having climbed by $696 since 2011.
$2,027
▲ +44.7%
- $1,000–$1,089: 0 areas
- $1,089–$1,179: 2 areas
- $1,179–$1,268: 5 areas
- $1,268–$1,357: 3 areas
- $1,357–$1,446: 5 areas
- $1,446–$1,536: 3 areas
- $1,536–$1,625: 1 area
- $1,625–$1,714: 3 areas
- $1,714–$1,804: 3 areas
- $1,804–$1,893: 2 areas
- $1,893–$1,982: 1 area
- $1,982–$2,071: 2 areas
- $2,071–$2,161: 1 area
- $2,161–$2,250: 1 area
- $2,250–$2,339: 1 area
- $2,339–$2,429: 1 area
- $2,429–$2,518: 0 areas
- $2,518–$2,607: 1 area
- $2,607–$2,696: 0 areas
- $2,696–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,875: 0 areas
- $2,875–$2,964: 0 areas
- $2,964–$3,054: 0 areas
- $3,054–$3,143: 0 areas
- $3,143–$3,232: 1 area
- $3,232–$3,321: 0 areas
- $3,321–$3,411: 0 areas
- $3,411–$3,500: 1 area
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Major Urban — higher than 79% of areas.
| Major Urban | $2,027 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income typically reaches $2,343, which is a little above the national figure of $2,120. Typical household and personal incomes are also much higher than most other areas.
$2,027 ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 79% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,401
- 2016: $1,687
- 2021: $2,027
Median total household income per week.
$2,343 ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 81% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,647
- 2016: $1,947
- 2021: $2,343
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 29.1% of households making $3,000 or more per week—well above the 22.6% national average. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has risen to 15.5% since 2011.
15.5%
Higher than 85% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.1%
Higher than 87% of section of state areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Major Urban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS10/major-urban/topic/income