$817 ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 67% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $597
- 2016: $766
- 2021: $817
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.
Higher than usual weekly earnings define daily life in Rural Balance, where the typical household brings in $1,960. This is much higher than in most similar areas. Over the last decade, income has climbed steadily across the board.
$1,960
▲ +37.5%
- $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 — higher than 76% of areas.
| Rural Balance | $1,960 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,121 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. Weekly personal income has risen by $220 since 2011 to reach $817, a figure that remains higher than most similar areas.
$1,960 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 76% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,425
- 2016: $1,821
- 2021: $1,960
Median total household income per week.
$2,121 ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,483
- 2016: $1,962
- 2021: $2,121
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A quarter of households now earn $3,000 or more a week, a proportion that is much higher than most areas and rose 14 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 11.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is a little below the Australian figure of 12.5%.
11.5%
Higher than 69% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.5%
Higher than 78% 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 $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with $4,000 or more at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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/SOS73/rural-balance/topic/income