$833 ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 70% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $623
- 2016: $695
- 2021: $833
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.
Weekly family incomes have climbed by $578 since 2011 in Major Urban, where the typical family now brings in $2,128. This represents a significant rise in earnings over the last decade, leaving the area with typical incomes that are higher than most similar regions.
$1,787
▲ +34.9%
- $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 65% of areas.
| Major Urban | $1,787 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $1,787, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Personal weekly earnings are also higher than most areas at $833, having risen by $210 since 2011.
$1,787 ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,325
- 2016: $1,489
- 2021: $1,787
Median total household income per week.
$2,128 ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,550
- 2016: $1,764
- 2021: $2,128
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 22.2% of households earning over $3,000 a week. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 10.1% of households reached that level.
12.0%
Higher than 72% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.2%
Higher than 67% 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 (28%) 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 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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/SOS30/major-urban/topic/income