$623 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 76% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $451
- 2016: $517
- 2021: $623
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 pay is well below the national figure in 4,999 or less, where a typical family earns $1,501. This area sits among the lowest for income compared to similar places, though earnings for households and individuals have all risen since 2011.
$1,163
▲ +37.1%
- $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 90% of areas.
| 4,999 or less | $1,163 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,163, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. For individuals, the typical weekly pay is $623, falling $182 short of the national average.
$1,163 ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 90% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $848
- 2016: $967
- 2021: $1,163
Median total household income per week.
$1,501 ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 84% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,077
- 2016: $1,262
- 2021: $1,501
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. Nearly half of all people—48.3%—earn less than $650 per week.
5.2%
Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.2%
Lower than 90% 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 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 4,999 or less, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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/SOSR615/4-999-or-less/topic/income