$246 ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $234
- 2016: $253
- 2021: $246
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alpurrurulam · Urban Centre
Income in Alpurrurulam
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Alpurrurulam are among the lowest for similar areas. The typical household earns just $855 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. This reflects a community where the vast majority of residents live on very low incomes.
$855
▲ +30.1%
- $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 Alpurrurulam — lower than 90% of areas.
| Alpurrurulam | $855 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $2,212 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is just $246, far below the Northern Territory figure of $936. This is consistent with typical family incomes of $519, which are among the lowest at this level and far below the national figure.
$855 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $657
- 2016: $1,031
- 2021: $855
Median total household income per week.
$519 ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $553
- 2021: $519
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages, with only 1.2% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the 12.5% national figure, and 79% of all residents earn less than $650 per week.
1.2%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.3%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Alpurrurulam splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 11%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alpurrurulam, Under $650 is the majority at 91%; $650–$1,499 is next at 8%.
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 Alpurrurulam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722003/alpurrurulam/topic/income