$181 ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $190
- 2016: $238
- 2021: $181
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wadeye · Urban Centre
Income in Wadeye
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical person in Wadeye earns just $181 a week, reflecting a level of income far below the figures for the Northern Territory and Australia. Most residents live on very low incomes, and the typical household income has fallen by $184 since 2011.
$767
▼ -19.3%
- $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 Wadeye — lower than 97% of areas.
| Wadeye | $767 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $1,347 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $767, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,061. Family incomes are also among the lowest for similar areas, with a typical weekly amount of $439.
$767 ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $951
- 2016: $1,096
- 2021: $767
Median total household income per week.
$439 ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $449
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $439
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Low earnings are common here, as 70.4% of people earn under $650 a week. While 9.1% of households now earn $3,000 or more weekly—a rise of 6.5 percentage points since 2011—this is still far below the national figure of 22.6%.
2.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 58% 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 Wadeye, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (22%) and $650–$1,499 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wadeye, Under $650 is the majority at 82%; $650–$1,499 is next at 10%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wadeye
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715008/wadeye/topic/income