$312 ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $368
- 2016: $227
- 2021: $312
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Balgo · Urban Centre
Income in Balgo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than eight in ten people in Balgo earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where the typical family earns just $746 weekly, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
$1,212
▲ +86.5%
- $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 Balgo — lower than 55% of areas.
| Balgo | $1,212 |
|---|---|
| 6770, WA | $1,066 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is far below the national figure, with the typical person earning $312. While the typical household income rose to $1,212 since 2011, it remains well below both the state and national figures.
$1,212 ▲ +86.5%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $468
- 2021: $1,212
Median total household income per week.
$746 → 0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $746
- 2016: $461
- 2021: $746
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 23.2%. High earners are rare here, as only 3.4% of people earn $2,000 or more per week.
3.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.0%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Balgo, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 56%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 30%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Balgo, Under $650 is the majority at 88%; $650–$1,499 is next at 6%.
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 Balgo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522001/balgo/topic/income