Brunswick · Urban Centre

Income in Brunswick

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

A typical family in Brunswick (L) earns $1,463 a week, which is well below the Western Australian figure. While incomes have climbed since 2011, the area remains significantly lower than state and national levels across all income measures.

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📍 Brunswick, Urban Centre

Where Brunswick sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,205 ▲ +58.6%
  • $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 Brunswick — lower than 56% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Brunswick$1,205
6224, WA $1,349
Western Australia $1,815
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Weekly household income is $1,205, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Typical personal earnings are also much lower than most areas at $549 a week, though this has risen by $153 since 2011.

$549 ▲ +38.6%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $396
  • 2016: $497
  • 2021: $549

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,205 ▲ +58.6%

Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $760
  • 2016: $1,035
  • 2021: $1,205

Median total household income per week.

$1,463 ▲ +28.1%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,142
  • 2016: $1,216
  • 2021: $1,463

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 7.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national level. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 weekly, though the share of those earning $2,000 or more rose 4.2 points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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Brunswick splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 23%.

Personal income distribution

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In Brunswick, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Brunswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521010/brunswick/topic/income