$529 ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $547
- 2016: $249
- 2021: $529
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Norseman · Urban Centre
Income in Norseman
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $1,000 exists between the typical weekly household income in Norseman and the Western Australian average. This is a low-income area where typical earnings have fallen since 2011, leaving most residents well below the state and national figures.
$771
▼ -39.2%
- $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 Norseman — lower than 97% of areas.
| Norseman | $771 |
|---|---|
| 6443, WA | $837 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household now earns $771 a week, which is among the lowest for its level and far below the state figure of $1,815. Similarly, typical family income fell by $467 since 2011 to reach $1,050, a value far below the national average.
$771 ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,268
- 2016: $855
- 2021: $771
Median total household income per week.
$1,050 ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $644
- 2021: $1,050
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 2.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. High earners are rare here, with 45% of people earning less than $650 a week.
6.3%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Norseman splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Norseman, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Norseman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521036/norseman/topic/income