$734 ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $529
- 2016: $623
- 2021: $734
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Income in Remainder of State/Territory
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $1,491 helps define the Remainder of State/Territory, which sits slightly below the national figure. While earnings have grown steadily since 2011, the area has fewer high-income earners than the rest of Australia.
$1,491
▲ +39.2%
- $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 Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 54% of areas.
| Remainder of State/Territory | $1,491 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is usually $1,841, which is a little below the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal incomes are also a little below the national average at $734, though this has risen by $205 since 2011.
$1,491 ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 54% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,071
- 2016: $1,274
- 2021: $1,491
Median total household income per week.
$1,841 ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,272
- 2016: $1,498
- 2021: $1,841
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with 8.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. Households earning $3,000 or more weekly make up 16.7% of the area, a figure that has risen 11 percentage points since 2011.
8.9%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.7%
Higher 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 →Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR431/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/income