$722 ▲ +52.6%
Higher than 51% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $473
- 2016: $570
- 2021: $722
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
20,000 to 49,999 · Section of State Range
Income in 20,000 to 49,999
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Middle-of-the-pack earnings define 20,000 to 49,999, where typical incomes sit around the middle for similar areas. While weekly pay has risen since 2011, the area remains well below the national figure for household income.
$1,360
▲ +54.7%
- $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 20,000 to 49,999 — lower than 59% of areas.
| 20,000 to 49,999 | $1,360 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,828 a week, which is a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. Individual weekly pay is $722, while households typically bring in $1,360, a figure that sits well below the national average.
$1,360 ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $879
- 2016: $1,085
- 2021: $1,360
Median total household income per week.
$1,828 ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 56% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,433
- 2021: $1,828
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 13.2% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, although the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has risen to 7.9% since 2011.
7.9%
Lower than 54% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.2%
Lower than 65% 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 →20,000 to 49,999 splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 20,000 to 49,999, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 20,000 to 49,999 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR412/20-000-to-49-999/topic/income