$276 ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $266
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $276
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yuendumu · Urban Centre
Income in Yuendumu
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly three quarters of people in Yuendumu earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly family earnings of $725 are far below the national and territory figures. While incomes have risen slightly since 2011, they remain among the lowest for similar areas.
$1,322
▲ +3.2%
- $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 Yuendumu — higher than 55% of areas.
| Yuendumu | $1,322 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $725, which is far below the $2,120 national figure. Individual earnings are also very low, with the typical person making $276 a week, though this is $10 higher than it was in 2011.
$1,322 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,281
- 2016: $1,610
- 2021: $1,322
Median total household income per week.
$725 ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $684
- 2016: $776
- 2021: $725
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn $3,000 or more a week, at just 1.9%, which is far below the Northern Territory's 25.6%. Most people earn under $650 weekly, while those earning $2,000 or more a week rose to 3.9% since 2011.
3.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
1.9%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Yuendumu splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (41%) and $1,500–$2,999 (39%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Yuendumu, Under $650 is the majority at 81%; $650–$1,499 is next at 11%.
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 Yuendumu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721017/yuendumu/topic/income