$541 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $494
- 2016: $663
- 2021: $541
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Meekatharra · Urban Centre
Income in Meekatharra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of just $1,286 in Meekatharra are far below the national figure. This is a low-earning area where most residents bring home much less than people in other similar parts of the country. While typical incomes have risen since 2011, they remain well below Western Australian levels.
$1,261
▲ +42.3%
- $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 Meekatharra — lower than 51% of areas.
| Meekatharra | $1,261 |
|---|---|
| 6642, WA | $1,243 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $541, which is much lower than most areas. Family incomes are also far below the state and national figures, though the typical household weekly income rose by $375 since 2011 to reach $1,261.
$1,261 ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $886
- 2016: $1,155
- 2021: $1,261
Median total household income per week.
$1,286 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,157
- 2016: $1,429
- 2021: $1,286
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9% of households earning $3,000 or more per week, far below the 22.6% national figure. This is reflected in personal income, where 42.6% of people earn under $650 a week.
7.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.0%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Meekatharra splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (30%), with $650–$1,499 at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Meekatharra, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Meekatharra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521032/meekatharra/topic/income