$804 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 72% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $563
- 2016: $641
- 2021: $804
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 household incomes in 499 or less have climbed by $969 since 2011. This growth has pushed the area into a high-earning bracket, with typical households now bringing in $2,485 a week.
$2,485
▲ +63.9%
- $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 93% of areas.
| 499 or less | $2,485 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is well above the national figure of $1,746. While personal weekly income of $804 is about the same as the Australian average, it remains much higher than most similar areas.
$2,485 ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 93% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,516
- 2016: $1,852
- 2021: $2,485
Median total household income per week.
$1,837 ▲ +54.4%
Higher than 57% of section of state range areas.
- 2011: $1,190
- 2016: $1,452
- 2021: $1,837
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 34% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%. This is a significant jump from 2011, when only 11.4% of households earned that much.
11.1%
Higher than 74% of section of state range areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.0%
Higher than 96% 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 $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $3,000–$3,999 (24%) and $650–$1,499 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 499 or less, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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/SOSR922/499-or-less/topic/income