$1,129 ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 86% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $846
- 2016: $1,053
- 2021: $1,129
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Remainder of State/Territory · Section of State Range
Income in Remainder of State/Territory
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $2,562 marks the Remainder of State/Territory as an area with very high earnings. These figures are well above the national average, reflecting a trend of significant growth in wealth over the last decade.
$2,562
▲ +47.8%
- $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 Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 94% of areas.
| Remainder of State/Territory | $2,562 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are among the highest for similar areas at $2,697, which is well above the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the usual person earning $1,129 a week.
$2,562 ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 94% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,734
- 2016: $2,592
- 2021: $2,562
Median total household income per week.
$2,697 ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 97% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $2,200
- 2016: $2,868
- 2021: $2,697
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 38.4% of households bring in over $3,000 a week—far above the 22.6% national figure. This is a sharp increase from 20.2% in 2011, while the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is about the same as the national average at 11.6%.
11.6%
Higher than 76% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.4%
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 →Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by Under $650 (24%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sosr/SOSR831/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/income