$1,203 ▲ +31.2%
- 2011: $917
- 2016: $998
- 2021: $1,203
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Australian Capital Territory · State / Territory
Income in Australian Capital Territory
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of households in the Australian Capital Territory now earn $3,000 or more a week. This makes the territory one of the highest-earning regions in the country, with typical incomes for families, households, and individuals all sitting well above the national figures.
$2,373
▲ +23.6%
- $1,200–$1,243: 0 areas
- $1,243–$1,286: 0 areas
- $1,286–$1,329: 0 areas
- $1,329–$1,371: 1 area
- $1,371–$1,414: 0 areas
- $1,414–$1,457: 1 area
- $1,457–$1,500: 1 area
- $1,500–$1,543: 0 areas
- $1,543–$1,586: 0 areas
- $1,586–$1,629: 0 areas
- $1,629–$1,671: 0 areas
- $1,671–$1,714: 1 area
- $1,714–$1,757: 0 areas
- $1,757–$1,800: 1 area
- $1,800–$1,843: 2 areas
- $1,843–$1,886: 0 areas
- $1,886–$1,929: 0 areas
- $1,929–$1,971: 0 areas
- $1,971–$2,014: 0 areas
- $2,014–$2,057: 0 areas
- $2,057–$2,100: 1 area
- $2,100–$2,143: 0 areas
- $2,143–$2,186: 0 areas
- $2,186–$2,229: 0 areas
- $2,229–$2,271: 0 areas
- $2,271–$2,314: 0 areas
- $2,314–$2,357: 0 areas
- $2,357–$2,400: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Australian Capital Territory.
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,872, which is $752 higher than the national figure. The usual weekly household income is $2,373 and the typical personal income is $1,203, both of which are among the highest in the country.
$2,373 ▲ +23.6%
- 2011: $1,920
- 2016: $2,070
- 2021: $2,373
Median total household income per week.
$2,872 ▲ +26.1%
- 2011: $2,277
- 2016: $2,445
- 2021: $2,872
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose 15 points since 2011 to reach 36.4%, far above the Australian average. Similarly, 22.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the national figure of 12.5%.
22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.4%
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Australian Capital Territory splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 29%.
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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/8/australian-capital-territory/topic/income