$672 ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $456
- 2016: $554
- 2021: $672
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
4,999 or less · Section of State Range
Income in 4,999 or less
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in 4,999 or less earn under $650 a week. This area struggles with low pay, as typical family and household incomes are well below the national figures.
$1,291
▲ +48.7%
- $1,000–$1,071: 2 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 3 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 9 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 8 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 6 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 9 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 3 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 4 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 2 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 0 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 2 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 3 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 1 area
- $2,214–$2,286: 1 area
- $2,286–$2,357: 1 area
- $2,357–$2,429: 1 area
- $2,429–$2,500: 1 area
- $2,500–$2,571: 1 area
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 2 areas
All section of state range areas, 2021. The marker is 4,999 or less — lower than 70% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | $1,291 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,661, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of $2,120. While this has risen by $580 since 2011, it remains low across family, household, and personal earnings.
$1,291 ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $868
- 2016: $1,063
- 2021: $1,291
Median total household income per week.
$1,661 ▲ +53.7%
Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,081
- 2016: $1,349
- 2021: $1,661
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 13.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This share has risen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011, though it still sits well below the national figure of 22.6%.
7.6%
Lower than 57% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.5%
Lower than 60% of section of state range areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR115/4-999-or-less/topic/income