$1,127 ▲ +125.9%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $499
- 2016: $953
- 2021: $1,127
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kununurra · Urban Centre
Income in Kununurra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Kununurra are well above the state and national figures. This is a high-earning area where typical pay has climbed sharply over the last decade. Most households now earn more than the national average, with a significant increase in the number of top-tier earners since 2011.
$1,987
▲ +117.9%
- $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 Kununurra — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kununurra | $1,987 |
|---|---|
| 6743, WA | $1,971 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income here is $1,127, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of $805. Typical household incomes are also a little above the national average at $1,987 per week, having risen by $1,075 since 2011.
$1,987 ▲ +117.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $912
- 2016: $1,848
- 2021: $1,987
Median total household income per week.
$2,278 ▲ +100.2%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,138
- 2016: $2,119
- 2021: $2,278
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 21% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 18 points since 2011. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is much higher than in most areas.
12.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.0%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Kununurra, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $3,000–$3,999 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kununurra, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%).
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 Kununurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515020/kununurra/topic/income