$662 ▲ +100.6%
Lower than 71% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $330
- 2016: $572
- 2021: $662
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.
Weekly pay for many people in Rural Balance is well below the national figure. Typical family incomes are among the lowest for similar areas, though earnings have climbed significantly since 2011. This creates a landscape where a small number of high earners are rare compared to the rest of the country.
$1,142
▲ +55.8%
- $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 99% of areas.
| Rural Balance | $1,142 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Rural Balance earns $1,447 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. While these amounts are among the lowest for similar areas, typical household income rose by $409 since 2011.
$1,142 ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $733
- 2016: $1,095
- 2021: $1,142
Median total household income per week.
$1,447 ▲ +97.4%
Lower than 88% of section of state areas.
- 2011: $733
- 2016: $1,311
- 2021: $1,447
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. High earners are uncommon here, as just 4.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, though this is up from zero in 2011.
4.9%
Lower than 84% of section of state areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 99% 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 Rural Balance, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rural Balance, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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/SOS93/rural-balance/topic/income