$694 ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $480
- 2016: $564
- 2021: $694
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Income in 500 or more
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in 500 or more have climbed steadily over the last decade, though they remain slightly lower than national figures. The typical family now brings home $1,762 a week, reflecting a modest trend of growth across all income types since 2011.
$1,424
▲ +47.3%
- $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 500 or more — lower than 52% of areas.
| 500 or more | $1,424 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $694, which is a little below the Australian figure of $805. This follows a general rise in earnings, with typical household income increasing by $457 since 2011 to reach $1,424.
$1,424 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 52% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $967
- 2016: $1,165
- 2021: $1,424
Median total household income per week.
$1,762 ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 52% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,188
- 2016: $1,401
- 2021: $1,762
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, as only 16.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. However, this is a significant increase from 2011, when only 5.8% of households reached that level.
8.7%
Higher than 55% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.1%
Higher than 54% 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 →500 or more splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 500 or more, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR121/500-or-more/topic/income