$987 ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $753
- 2016: $767
- 2021: $987
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.
Some of the highest earnings in the region are found in the areas of the ACT not in any significant urban area. Typical weekly household incomes here are far above the national figure. This trend is clear across the board, with a significant number of households now earning $3,000 or more per week.
$2,899
▲ +56.9%
- $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 99% of areas.
| Not in any Significant Urban Area | $2,899 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | $2,181 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,899 a week, which is a little above the ACT figure and far above the national average. This is a big jump from 2011, when the typical weekly household income was $1,848. Typical weekly family income is also very high at $3,077.
$2,899 ▲ +56.9%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,848
- 2016: $2,457
- 2021: $2,899
Median total household income per week.
$3,077 ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $2,224
- 2016: $2,766
- 2021: $3,077
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Nearly half of all households (45%) earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the rest of the territory. This is a sharp rise from 2011, when only 22% of households earned that much. Meanwhile, 16.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the national figure.
16.9%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
45.0%
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 →Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Under $650 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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/8000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/income