$704 ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $564
- 2016: $547
- 2021: $704
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Harvey · Urban Centre
Income in Harvey
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Harvey have risen by $456 since 2011 to reach $1,756. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Western Australian typical figure. The town has seen a steady increase in earnings across households and individuals over the last decade.
$1,334
▲ +33.8%
- $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 Harvey — higher than 56% of areas.
| Harvey | $1,334 |
|---|---|
| 6220, WA | $1,465 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,334 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are closer to the average, with a typical person in Harvey making $704 weekly, slightly below the Australian figure of $805.
$1,334 ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $997
- 2016: $1,074
- 2021: $1,334
Median total household income per week.
$1,756 ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,446
- 2021: $1,756
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 11.5% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.2%, though the proportion of high-earning households has risen since 2011.
6.4%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Harvey splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Harvey, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515015/harvey/topic/income