$676 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 67% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $467
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $676
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 45% of people in Bounded Locality earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area where typical incomes are lower than most similar places. While weekly earnings have climbed since 2011, the area remains well below the national average for household and family pay.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 72% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | $1,359 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,359 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also lower than most areas at $676, though this has risen by $209 since 2011.
$676 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 67% of section of state areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,359 ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 72% of section of state areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,714 ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 68% of section of state areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 15% of households making $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, despite a 9.6 percentage point increase since 2011.
8.2%
Lower than 54% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.0%
Lower than 59% of section of state areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Bounded Locality splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS12/bounded-locality/topic/income