$640 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 73% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $442
- 2016: $527
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
499 or less · Section of State Range
Income in 499 or less
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define 499 or less, where the typical household earns just $1,227 a week. While weekly earnings have risen across the board since 2011, they remain well below the national figures.
$1,227
▲ +41.7%
- $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 499 or less — lower than 80% of areas.
| 499 or less | $1,227 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,615 and personal income is $640, both of which are well below Australian figures. All three income measures have risen since 2011, though they remain much lower than in most other areas.
$1,227 ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 80% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $866
- 2016: $1,036
- 2021: $1,227
Median total household income per week.
$1,615 ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,071
- 2016: $1,307
- 2021: $1,615
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 13% of households making $3,000 or more a week compared to 22.6% nationally. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 45.4% of people earn under $650 weekly.
7.2%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 69% 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 499 or less, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 499 or less, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 499 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR122/499-or-less/topic/income