$313 ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $276
- 2016: $291
- 2021: $313
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.
More than 67% of people in 499 or less earn less than $650 a week. This is an area where incomes are among the lowest compared to similar regions, with a typical weekly household income of $1,247, which is well below the national figure.
$1,247
▲ +13.3%
- $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 77% of areas.
| 499 or less | $1,247 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is just $313, which is far below the Australian figure of $805. Family incomes are also among the lowest at this level, though they have risen by $76 since 2011 to reach $784 a week.
$1,247 ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 77% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,101
- 2016: $1,151
- 2021: $1,247
Median total household income per week.
$784 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $708
- 2016: $768
- 2021: $784
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. High earners are rare here, with only 4% of people bringing in $2,000 or more weekly.
4.0%
Lower than 94% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.0%
Lower than 98% 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 (30%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 499 or less, Under $650 is the majority at 76%; $650–$1,499 is next at 15%.
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/SOSR722/499-or-less/topic/income