$672 ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $477
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $672
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.
Weekly family incomes in 499 or less are well below the national figure, making this a lower-earning area. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the typical family still brings in $1,663 a week, which is much lower than in most other similar areas.
$1,285
▲ +41.8%
- $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 499 or less — lower than 71% of areas.
| 499 or less | $1,285 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,285 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also lower than most areas at $672, though this has risen by $195 since 2011.
$1,285 ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 71% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $906
- 2016: $1,058
- 2021: $1,285
Median total household income per week.
$1,663 ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 65% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,160
- 2016: $1,345
- 2021: $1,663
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 43.8% of the personal income distribution.
7.0%
Lower than 72% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.6%
Lower than 78% 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 →499 or less splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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/SOSR222/499-or-less/topic/income