$458 ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $571
- 2016: $555
- 2021: $458
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brookton · Urban Centre
Income in Brookton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Brookton earn less than $650 a week, highlighting a community where incomes are generally low. Typical weekly earnings for individuals and households are far below both the state and national figures. This trend of lower income has remained steady or fallen since 2011.
$1,017
▼ -7.1%
- $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 Brookton — lower than 75% of areas.
| Brookton | $1,017 |
|---|---|
| 6306, WA | $1,318 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Brookton earns $458 a week, which is far below the national figure of $805. Typical weekly household income is also much lower than most areas at $1,017, falling by $78 since 2011.
$1,017 ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,095
- 2016: $876
- 2021: $1,017
Median total household income per week.
$1,388 ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,396
- 2016: $1,221
- 2021: $1,388
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.5% of households making $3,000 or more per week, far below the state's 23.2%. Similarly, only 5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
5.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Brookton splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brookton, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 24%.
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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521008/brookton/topic/income