$844 ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 74% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $592
- 2016: $674
- 2021: $844
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
1 million or more · Section of State Range
Income in 1 million or more
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed significantly in 1 million or more since 2011, with typical household incomes rising by $569. This area now sees much higher typical incomes than most similar places, and a quarter of all households now earn $3,000 or more each week.
$1,906
▲ +42.6%
- $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 1 million or more — higher than 81% of areas.
| 1 million or more | $1,906 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,255, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. This has grown steadily since 2011, with typical personal weekly incomes rising by $252 to reach $844.
$1,906 ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,337
- 2016: $1,546
- 2021: $1,906
Median total household income per week.
$2,255 ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,586
- 2016: $1,834
- 2021: $2,255
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 25.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011. This is well above the national average, while 13.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
13.9%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.6%
Higher than 86% 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 1 million or more, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and $4,000 or more (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 1 million or more, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 1 million or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR201/1-million-or-more/topic/income