$685 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $473
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $685
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.
A typical weekly household income of $1,311 puts 4,999 or less well below the national figure. While most residents earn less than the Australian average, incomes have risen across the board since 2011. This is a modestly earning area where a small number of high-income households is growing.
$1,311
▲ +47.8%
- $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 67% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | $1,311 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,755 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. This is an increase from 2011, when typical family weekly incomes were $1,149.
$1,311 ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 67% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $887
- 2016: $1,078
- 2021: $1,311
Median total household income per week.
$1,755 ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 53% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,149
- 2016: $1,393
- 2021: $1,755
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 13.3% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the Australian average of 22.6%. High earners are becoming more common, though 43.9% of individuals still earn under $650 a week.
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.
13.3%
Lower than 63% 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 →4,999 or less splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, 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/SOSR215/4-999-or-less/topic/income