Yuelamu · Urban Centre

Income in Yuelamu

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.

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📍 Yuelamu, Urban Centre

Where Yuelamu sits — Median household income (weekly)

$866
  • $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 Yuelamu — lower than 89% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Yuelamu$866
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA $1,213
Northern Territory $2,061
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

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.

Income spread

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.

Household income distribution

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In Yuelamu, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).

Personal income distribution

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In Yuelamu, Under $650 is the majority at 92%; $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 Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722040/yuelamu/topic/income