$671 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $462
- 2016: $536
- 2021: $671
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.
Lower typical earnings shape daily life in Bounded Locality, where family incomes sit well below the national figure. While weekly pay has risen since 2011, the area remains much poorer than most similar places.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 81% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | $1,284 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,689 a week, which is $431 less than the Australian figure. This is part of a broader trend where typical household and personal incomes are lower than most areas.
$671 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 69% of section of state areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,284 ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 81% of section of state areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,689 ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 12.3% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. However, the share of people earning over $2,000 weekly rose from 2.5% to 7.3% since 2011.
7.3%
Lower than 64% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.3%
Lower than 83% 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 23%.
In Bounded Locality, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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/SOS22/bounded-locality/topic/income