$547 ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $497
- 2021: $547
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.
Weekly pay for residents in 499 or less has risen steadily since 2011, though earnings remain very low. The typical family now brings in $1,314 a week, which is far below the national figure.
$1,162
▲ +20.9%
- $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 90% of areas.
| 499 or less | $1,162 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,162, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also low at $547, though this has increased by $97 since 2011.
$1,162 ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $961
- 2016: $1,081
- 2021: $1,162
Median total household income per week.
$1,314 ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,075
- 2016: $1,236
- 2021: $1,314
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few households earn high incomes; only 10.6% make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. Meanwhile, nearly half of all people (48.1%) earn under $650 per week.
8.2%
Lower than 51% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.6%
Lower than 83% 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 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 499 or less, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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/SOSR522/499-or-less/topic/income