$1,204 ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 84% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $918
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,204
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.
A typical family in Major Urban earns $2,871 a week, which is well above the national figure. This area is among the highest earners at its level, with household and personal incomes all seeing significant growth since 2011.
$2,372
▲ +23.5%
- $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 Major Urban — higher than 88% of areas.
| Major Urban | $2,372 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is much higher than in most areas at $1,204, sitting well above the Australian figure of $805. Typical household incomes are also among the highest for this level at $2,372 per week.
$2,372 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $1,920
- 2016: $2,070
- 2021: $2,372
Median total household income per week.
$2,871 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 95% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $2,278
- 2016: $2,444
- 2021: $2,871
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the national 22.6%. This trend is growing, as the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 22.1%.
22.1%
Higher than 93% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.4%
Higher than 94% 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 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Major Urban splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 29%.
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/SOS80/major-urban/topic/income