$254 —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yuelamu · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Yuelamu (L) are far below the national figures, making this an area of significant financial hardship. Typical households earn just $866 a week, a figure that sits among the lowest for similar areas across the country.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yuelamu — lower than 89% of areas.
| Yuelamu | $866 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical family in Yuelamu (L) earns $710 a week, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $2,213. Personal incomes are also very low, with the typical person earning just $254 weekly.
$254 —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$866 —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$710 —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
There are no households earning $3,000 or more a week, and 80.5% of people earn less than $650. This lack of high earners is far below the 12.5% of Australians who earn over $2,000 a week.
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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Yuelamu, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
In Yuelamu, Under $650 is the majority at 92%; $650–$1,499 is next at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722040/yuelamu/topic/income