$690 ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 63% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $568
- 2021: $690
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.
Lower than most similar areas for typical earnings, Rural Balance sees residents generally making less than the national average. While typical weekly family income is $1,736, this is a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. However, most income measures have risen steadily since 2011.
$1,426
▲ +43.3%
- $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 65% of areas.
| Rural Balance | $1,426 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person here earns $690 a week, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of $805. Weekly household income sits around the middle for its level at $1,426, though this remains a little below the national typical amount of $1,746.
$1,426 ▲ +43.3%
Lower than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $995
- 2016: $1,170
- 2021: $1,426
Median total household income per week.
$1,736 ▲ +46.4%
Lower than 65% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,186
- 2016: $1,401
- 2021: $1,736
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well below the national 22.6%. Similarly, the 7.5% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is well below the Australian figure of 12.5%.
7.5%
Lower than 62% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.5%
Lower than 63% 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 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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/SOS63/rural-balance/topic/income