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In Western Australia, 7.9% of the female population earned an income of $2,000 or more per week in 2021.

Individual Income statistics are an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income, Qualifications and Occupation, they help tell the story of the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Western Australia. The amount of income an individual receives is linked to a number of factors including employment status, age (as for instance students and retirees often receive a lower income), qualifications and type of employment.

The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only. For comparison of incomes over time, go to Individual Income Quartiles.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the total of all income the person usually receives?'

Weekly individual income
Western Australia - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)2021
Weekly gross incomeNumber%Kalamunda %
Negative Income/ Nil income118,16310.810.4
$1 - $14946,3924.35.8
$150 - $299 63,5085.86.3
$300 - $399 87,8418.08.1
$400 - $499 95,0228.78.6
$500 - $649 93,3748.69.0
$650 - $79984,0227.77.5
$800 - $999 88,0238.17.8
$1,000 - $1,249 91,3058.47.5
$1,250 - $1,49968,1786.26.0
$1,500 - $1,74958,0285.35.2
$1,750 - $1,99939,2183.63.9
$2,000 - $2,99958,8175.46.2
$3,000 - $3,49910,8041.01.1
$3,500 or more16,3551.51.7
Not stated72,3426.64.7
Total persons aged 15+1,091,392100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of female individual income levels in Western Australia in 2021 compared to Kalamunda shows that there was a lower proportion of females earning a high income (those earning $2,000 per week or more) as well as a lower proportion of low income females (those earning less than $500 per week).

Overall, 7.9% of the female population earned a high income, and 37.7% earned a low income, compared with 9.0% and 39.2% respectively for Kalamunda.

The major differences between Western Australia's female individual incomes and Kalamunda's female individual incomes were:

  • A larger percentage of females who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (8.4% compared to 7.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who earned $1 - $149 (4.3% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of females who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (5.4% compared to 6.2%)

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