$672 ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 63% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $499
- 2016: $566
- 2021: $672
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.
Weekly household incomes in 4,999 or less are well below the national figure, with a typical family earning $1,637. While most income measures here are lower than in similar areas, earnings have climbed across the board since 2011.
$1,248
▲ +36.7%
- $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 4,999 or less — lower than 77% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | $1,248 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,248, which is $498 lower than the Australian figure. Personal weekly earnings are also a little below the national average at $672, though this has risen by $173 since 2011.
$1,248 ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $913
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $1,248
Median total household income per week.
$1,637 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 69% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,182
- 2016: $1,369
- 2021: $1,637
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than across Australia, with only 12.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is much lower than most similar areas, despite the proportion of high-earning households rising by 7.9 points since 2011.
7.2%
Lower than 68% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.2%
Lower than 74% 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 4,999 or less, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 4,999 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 4,999 or less [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR415/4-999-or-less/topic/income