$446 ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $398
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $446
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Not in any Significant Urban Area · Urban Area
Income in Not in any Significant Urban Area
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of just $446 marks Not in any Significant Urban Area (NT) as one of the lowest-earning regions in the country. While some household incomes have risen since 2011, overall earnings remain far below the same figures for the Northern Territory and Australia.
$1,619
▲ +15.3%
- $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 Not in any Significant Urban Area — higher than 69% of areas.
| Not in any Significant Urban Area | $1,619 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | $1,331 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,223, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,213. Personal weekly income is also far below the national figure, though the typical household income of $1,619 is about the same as the Australian average.
$1,619 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,404
- 2016: $1,509
- 2021: $1,619
Median total household income per week.
$1,223 ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,132
- 2016: $1,207
- 2021: $1,223
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 8% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 7.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.4%.
8.0%
Lower than 56% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.4%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/income