$550 ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $410
- 2016: $485
- 2021: $550
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.
A gap of $707 separates the typical weekly household income in 499 or less from the national figure. This area is among the lowest for typical incomes at this level, though earnings across the board have risen since 2011.
$1,039
▲ +28.6%
- $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 99% of areas.
| 499 or less | $1,039 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,039, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical weekly family income is also among the lowest at this level at $1,336, and the usual personal weekly income is well below the national average at $550.
$1,039 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $808
- 2016: $959
- 2021: $1,039
Median total household income per week.
$1,336 ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $974
- 2016: $1,181
- 2021: $1,336
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. Over half of all people earn under $650 a week, although the share of households earning $3,000 or more rose 4.8 points since 2011.
5.0%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.3%
Lower than 99% 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 499 or less, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 499 or less, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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/SOSR422/499-or-less/topic/income