$1,570 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,543
- 2016: $1,318
- 2021: $1,570
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Karratha · Urban Area
Income in Karratha
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High weekly earnings define daily life in Karratha, where a typical family earns $3,497. This is far above the national figure and places the area among the highest for income in the country.
$3,194
▲ +11.3%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $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: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Karratha — higher than 99% of areas.
| Karratha | $3,194 |
|---|---|
| 6714, WA | $3,188 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is far above the Australian figure at $3,194, having risen by $324 since 2011. Typical personal earnings are also very high at $1,570, which is $765 more than the national typical income.
$3,194 ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $2,870
- 2016: $2,643
- 2021: $3,194
Median total household income per week.
$3,497 ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $2,984
- 2016: $2,963
- 2021: $3,497
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Nearly half of all households (49%) earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 22.6% national average. This high-earning trend is seen personally too, with 29.7% of people earning over $2,000 weekly, which is 17 points higher than across Australia.
29.7%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
49.0%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Karratha splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Karratha, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (22%).
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 Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5008/karratha/topic/income