$703 ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $515
- 2016: $609
- 2021: $703
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Albany · Urban Centre
Income in Albany
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Albany are well below the Western Australian and national figures, though they have climbed steadily over the last decade. The typical family now earns $1,715 a week, which is higher than most similar areas despite the gap with the rest of the state.
$1,307
▲ +34.2%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Albany — higher than 54% of areas.
| Albany | $1,307 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | $1,349 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,307 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings sit at $703, a little below the Australian typical of $805, though this has risen $188 since 2011.
$1,307 ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $974
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,307
Median total household income per week.
$1,715 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,241
- 2016: $1,489
- 2021: $1,715
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 12.4% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. However, this is a growing group, as the share of high-earning households rose 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
7.7%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.4%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Albany splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Albany, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL512001/albany/topic/income