$771 ▼ -52.7%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,630
- 2016: $672
- 2021: $771
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Carnarvon · Urban Centre
Income in Carnarvon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Carnarvon are well below the national figure, despite being higher than in most similar areas. While the typical household earns $1,375, this is $371 less than the Australian average. This gap is part of a broader downward trend, with typical household incomes falling by $1,690 since 2011.
$1,375
▼ -55.1%
- $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 Carnarvon — higher than 59% of areas.
| Carnarvon | $1,375 |
|---|---|
| 6701, WA | $1,399 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,854, which is a little below the Western Australian figure. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the usual person earning $771 per week, though this is about the same as the national figure.
$1,375 ▼ -55.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $3,065
- 2016: $1,242
- 2021: $1,375
Median total household income per week.
$1,854 ▼ -42.4%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $3,220
- 2016: $1,593
- 2021: $1,854
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, with only 14.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 45.3% of households reached that level.
8.9%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.7%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Carnarvon splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Carnarvon, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Carnarvon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515006/carnarvon/topic/income