$362 ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $363
- 2016: $415
- 2021: $362
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
500 or more · Section of State Range
Income in 500 or more
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of just $362 makes 500 or more one of the lowest earning areas at this level. While some household incomes have risen, the overall financial standing of the area remains far below the national figures.
$1,535
▲ +4.8%
- $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 500 or more — higher than 59% of areas.
| 500 or more | $1,535 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $968 a week, which is far below the Australian figure of $2,120 and has fallen since 2011. In contrast, the typical household income is higher than most similar areas at $1,535, though this remains a little below the national average.
$1,535 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,465
- 2016: $1,515
- 2021: $1,535
Median total household income per week.
$968 ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,029
- 2016: $1,061
- 2021: $968
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 7.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. This is reflected in the wider spread, where 60.6% of residents earn under $650 weekly.
7.6%
Lower than 58% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.1%
Higher than 54% 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 →500 or more splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 14%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 500 or more, Under $650 is the majority at 67%; $650–$1,499 is next at 19%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in 500 or more [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR721/500-or-more/topic/income