$707 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $518
- 2016: $597
- 2021: $707
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rural Balance · Section of State
Income in Rural Balance
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 11 percentage points more households are now earning over $3,000 a week in Rural Balance than in 2011. While incomes have climbed steadily over the last decade, they generally remain a little below the national figures.
$1,557
▲ +41.3%
- $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 Rural Balance — lower than 53% of areas.
| Rural Balance | $1,557 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family now earns $1,839 a week, which is a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. This represents a climb of $558 since 2011, while typical personal weekly income rose by $189 to reach $707.
$1,557 ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 53% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,102
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,557
Median total household income per week.
$1,839 ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 54% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,281
- 2016: $1,490
- 2021: $1,839
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with 18.2% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly compared to the national 22.6%. Similarly, the share of people earning over $2,000 a week is well below the national figure at 9.2%.
9.2%
Higher than 54% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.2%
Higher than 53% 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 →Rural Balance splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS33/rural-balance/topic/income