$754 ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $474
- 2016: $558
- 2021: $754
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Perth · Urban Centre
Income in Perth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Perth (Tas.) have climbed by $573 since 2011. This growth has pushed typical earnings higher than most similar areas, though they remain a little below the national figure. The typical family now earns $1,774 per week.
$1,432
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Perth — higher than 62% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,774 and household income is $1,432, both of which are about the same as the Tasmanian figures. Personal weekly income is $754, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
$1,432 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $859
- 2016: $1,046
- 2021: $1,432
Median total household income per week.
$1,774 ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,130
- 2016: $1,333
- 2021: $1,774
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common than in 2011, with 11% of households now earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a little below the state figure and far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
5.6%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.0%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Perth splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Perth splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615017/perth/topic/income