Broome

Resident workers - Individual income

The Broome labour force have a higher proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than Western Australia.

The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.

Income statistics the Broome, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the Broome. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers individual income
Broome - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. Western Australia%
Negative Income/ Nil income390.50.6
$1 - $1491842.32.8
$150 - $2991542.03.1
$300 - $3991411.83.2
$400 - $4991802.33.8
$500 - $6493274.16.1
$650 - $7995156.57.4
$800 - $9997459.49.8
$1,000 - $1,2491,04213.212.3
$1,250 - $1,49995512.110.1
$1,500 - $1,74993511.89.4
$1,750 - $1,9997589.67.3
$2,000 - $2,9991,24915.814.0
$3,000 - $3,4992272.93.6
$3,500 or more3214.15.6
Not stated1201.51.0
Total Persons7,892100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in the Broome in 2021 compared to Western Australia shows that there was a higher proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a similar proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).

Overall, 29.8% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 8.8% earned a low income, compared with 25.8% and 13.5% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in the Broome and Western Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,500 - $1,749 (11.8% compared to 9.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,750 - $1,999 (9.6% compared to 7.3%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,250 - $1,499 (12.1% compared to 10.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $500 - $649 (4.1% compared to 6.1%)

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