$835 ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $588
- 2016: $671
- 2021: $835
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.
A weekly family income of $2,229 makes Major Urban an area where typical earnings are much higher than most similar regions. While these figures are about the same as the national average, the local income levels have climbed significantly over the last decade.
$1,868
▲ +41.2%
- $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 71% of areas.
| Major Urban | $1,868 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,868 a week, which is higher than most areas. Personal weekly income is also higher than in most other places, at $835.
$1,868 ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,323
- 2016: $1,531
- 2021: $1,868
Median total household income per week.
$2,229 ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 76% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,573
- 2016: $1,824
- 2021: $2,229
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 24.9% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure that has risen 14 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 22.6%.
13.5%
Higher than 78% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.9%
Higher than 76% 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 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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/SOS20/major-urban/topic/income