$859 ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 85% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $668
- 2016: $728
- 2021: $859
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Perth · Urban Area
Income in Perth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher weekly earnings than most similar areas define Perth, where the typical family now brings in $2,259. This represents a significant jump in wealth over the last decade, with typical household incomes rising by $410 since 2011.
$1,864
▲ +28.2%
- $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 Perth — higher than 86% of areas.
| Perth | $1,864 |
|---|---|
| 6121, WA | $2,380 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal incomes are $859, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Family incomes have also climbed, rising $478 since 2011 to reach the current $2,259 per week.
$1,864 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,454
- 2016: $1,642
- 2021: $1,864
Median total household income per week.
$2,259 ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,781
- 2016: $1,957
- 2021: $2,259
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 24.3% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 11 percentage points since 2011. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the 22.6% seen across Australia.
15.2%
Higher than 88% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.3%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Perth, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5009/perth/topic/income