$750 —
Higher than 59% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $750
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.
Weekly household incomes in 500 or more are much lower than most similar areas, with a typical figure of $1,185. While earnings have risen since 2016, the area remains well below the national average for both families and households. This creates a distinct financial profile where a large proportion of residents live on modest weekly budgets.
$1,185
—
- $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 — lower than 87% of areas.
| 500 or more | $1,185 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,631 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Individual earnings are more aligned with the rest of the country, as the typical person in 500 or more makes $750 weekly, which is about the same as the national figure of $805.
$1,185 —
Lower than 87% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: $949
- 2021: $1,185
Median total household income per week.
$1,631 —
Lower than 70% of section of state range areas.
- 2016: $1,231
- 2021: $1,631
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This gap is reflected in personal earnings too, as only 5.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is much lower than most similar areas.
5.3%
Lower than 85% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.6%
Lower 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 500 or more, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →500 or more splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (45%) and Under $650 (42%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 12%.
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/SOSR921/500-or-more/topic/income