$305 ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $707
- 2021: $305
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Warakurna · Urban Centre
Income in Warakurna
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Warakurna (L) rose by $275 since 2011, though overall earnings remain very low. The typical household now earns $900 per week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746.
$900
▲ +44.0%
- $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 Warakurna — lower than 87% of areas.
| Warakurna | $900 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Warakurna (L) earns just $305 a week, a figure that is among the lowest for similar areas and fell $45 since 2011. Family incomes are also far below state and national levels, with the typical family earning $619 weekly, down from $860 in 2011.
$900 ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $625
- 2016: $1,144
- 2021: $900
Median total household income per week.
$619 ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $860
- 2016: $1,774
- 2021: $619
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Earnings are heavily skewed toward the bottom, with 71.3% of people earning under $650 a week. While the share of households earning $3,000 or more rose to 9.8%, no one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week, which is far below the national figure of 12.5%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower than 55% 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 Warakurna, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Warakurna, Under $650 is the majority at 97%; $650–$1,499 is next at 3%.
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 Warakurna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522063/warakurna/topic/income