$316 ▼ -49.0%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $620
- 2016: $968
- 2021: $316
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Papulankutja · Urban Centre
Income in Papulankutja
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of just $762 marks Papulankutja (L) as one of the lowest-earning areas in the region. This figure is far below the national average and has dropped significantly since 2011. Most people here live on low incomes, with very few earning high weekly amounts.
$875
▼ -40.6%
- $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 Papulankutja — lower than 89% of areas.
| Papulankutja | $875 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is much lower than most areas at $875, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $1,815. Typical personal weekly earnings have also fallen, dropping by $304 since 2011 to reach $316.
$875 ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,472
- 2016: $1,949
- 2021: $875
Median total household income per week.
$762 ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,566
- 2016: $2,562
- 2021: $762
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is concentrated at the lower end, with 66.9% of people earning under $650 a week. No households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 22.6% national average.
3.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Papulankutja splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (36%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Papulankutja, Under $650 is the majority at 90%; $650–$1,499 is next at 5%.
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 Papulankutja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522053/papulankutja/topic/income