$1,319 ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 88% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $953
- 2016: $880
- 2021: $1,319
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 family incomes far above the national average make 499 or less one of the wealthiest areas at this level. Typical families here earn $3,524 a week, which is $1,404 more than the Australian figure. This high earning capacity has grown significantly since 2011.
$3,183
▲ +40.0%
- $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 — higher than 99% of areas.
| 499 or less | $3,183 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $3,183 a week, which is far above the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also among the highest for similar areas at $1,319, rising $366 since 2011.
$3,183 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $2,274
- 2016: $2,055
- 2021: $3,183
Median total household income per week.
$3,524 ▲ +69.8%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $2,075
- 2016: $2,550
- 2021: $3,524
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 48.3% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week, which is far above the national figure. This is mirrored by the fact that 26.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
26.2%
Higher than 99% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
48.3%
Higher than 99% 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 $4,000 or more at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (24%) and $3,000–$3,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →499 or less splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 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/SOSR822/499-or-less/topic/income