$757 ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 56% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $550
- 2016: $612
- 2021: $757
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 earnings in Major Urban are generally in line with national figures, though they have grown steadily over the last decade. The typical family now brings in $1,972 a week, reflecting a broad trend of rising incomes across the area since 2011.
$1,527
▲ +40.1%
- $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 — lower than 56% of areas.
| Major Urban | $1,527 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,527 a week, which is a little below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes have also climbed, with the usual weekly amount rising by $207 since 2011 to reach $757.
$1,527 ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 56% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,090
- 2016: $1,246
- 2021: $1,527
Median total household income per week.
$1,972 ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 57% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,389
- 2016: $1,572
- 2021: $1,972
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 9.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week—a figure higher than most similar areas—the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more is well below the national rate at 17.9%.
9.7%
Higher than 58% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.9%
Higher than 52% 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 →Major Urban splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Major Urban, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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/SOS40/major-urban/topic/income