$473 ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $533
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $473
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Northampton · Urban Centre
Income in Northampton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Northampton are far below the national figure, with a typical household earning just $868. This gap reflects a broader trend across the area where typical incomes for families and individuals have all fallen since 2011.
$868
▼ -20.5%
- $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 Northampton — lower than 89% of areas.
| Northampton | $868 |
|---|---|
| 6535, WA | $1,068 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,232 per week, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $2,214. This is much lower than most areas, and personal incomes have also dropped by $60 since 2011 to reach $473 a week.
$868 ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,092
- 2016: $1,413
- 2021: $868
Median total household income per week.
$1,232 ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,595
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $1,232
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 7.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 23.2% seen across Western Australia. This is consistent with the fact that over half of all people in the area earn under $650 weekly.
5.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.4%
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 →Northampton splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Northampton, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 22%.
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 Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521038/northampton/topic/income