$665 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 66% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $511
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $665
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.
Lower earnings than most similar areas define the financial landscape of 4,999 or less. Weekly household incomes are well below the national figure, though most income measures have risen since 2011. This area is largely composed of low to modest earners, with only 13.8% of households bringing in $3,000 or more per week.
$1,333
▲ +27.3%
- $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 4,999 or less — lower than 64% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | $1,333 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,643, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Both household and personal typical incomes are lower than most areas, though personal weekly earnings rose $154 since 2011 to reach $665.
$1,333 ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 64% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,047
- 2016: $1,175
- 2021: $1,333
Median total household income per week.
$1,643 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,246
- 2016: $1,395
- 2021: $1,643
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are few here, as only 8% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, well below the national 12.5%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 43.8% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.0%
Lower than 53% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 57% 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 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 4,999 or less, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) 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/SOSR315/4-999-or-less/topic/income