$1,131 ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 97% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $865
- 2016: $1,002
- 2021: $1,131
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alice Springs · Urban Area
Income in Alice Springs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes are among the highest of any similar area in Alice Springs. Weekly household earnings are much higher than most areas, with the typical home bringing in $2,142. This reflects a general rise in pay across the region over the last decade.
$2,142
▲ +26.5%
- $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 Alice Springs — higher than 90% of areas.
| Alice Springs | $2,142 |
|---|---|
| 0873, NT | $1,783 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $1,131, which is well above the national figure of $805. Family earnings are also a little above the Northern Territory and Australian averages, with typical families earning $2,484 a week.
$2,142 ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,693
- 2016: $1,937
- 2021: $2,142
Median total household income per week.
$2,484 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,971
- 2016: $2,259
- 2021: $2,484
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here; 27.6% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that rose 15 points since 2011. This is well above the Australian average of 22.6%.
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.
27.6%
Higher than 89% 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 Alice Springs, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alice Springs, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7001/alice-springs/topic/income