$587 ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 81% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $494
- 2021: $587
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 $640 separates the typical weekly household income in 499 or less from the national figure. This area faces significant financial challenges, with typical weekly family earnings of $1,445 falling well below the Australian average.
$1,106
▲ +26.8%
- $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 97% of areas.
| 499 or less | $1,106 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,106, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, though they have risen by $137 since 2011 to reach $587 a week.
$1,106 ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 97% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $872
- 2016: $950
- 2021: $1,106
Median total household income per week.
$1,445 ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,071
- 2016: $1,214
- 2021: $1,445
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Almost half of all people earn under $650 a week, while only 6% of the population earns $2,000 or more weekly.
6.0%
Lower than 80% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 89% 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 37%, 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 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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/SOSR622/499-or-less/topic/income