$575 ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $946
- 2016: $478
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Boyup Brook · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes of just $930 make Boyup Brook (L) an area where typical earnings are far below state and national figures. This low income level is a defining feature of the place, with typical family and personal earnings also sitting well below most other areas. Since 2011, typical earnings across the board have fallen significantly.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Boyup Brook — lower than 84% of areas.
| Boyup Brook | $930 |
|---|---|
| 6244, WA | $1,286 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,276 a week, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. This follows a sharp trend where typical family income fell by $984 since 2011; similarly, typical personal weekly income dropped by $371 over that decade to reach $575.
$575 ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$930 ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,276 ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. This reflects a shift over time, as the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week fell by 12 points since 2011 to just 3.7%.
3.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Boyup Brook, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
In Boyup Brook, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521007/boyup-brook/topic/income