📉 Lowest Household Income Suburbs in Australia (2026)

Top 100 suburbs with the lowest median weekly household income.

QLD 24
NSW 23
SA 17
TAS 11
VIC 9
WA 5
NT 2
#SuburbStatePopulationHousehold Income
1Sapphire CentralQLD1,214$644/wk
2DaceyvilleNSW1,146$651/wk
3Loch SportVIC1,021$674/wk
4KandosNSW1,263$677/wk
5WoorabindaQLD1,019$684/wk
6PeterboroughSA1,490$706/wk
7Canton BeachNSW1,202$710/wk
8WurrumiyangaNT1,421$715/wk
9ChinderahNSW1,639$719/wk
10St George RangesWA1,133$730/wk
11Tin Can BayQLD2,293$734/wk
12LaurietonNSW2,012$755/wk
13Macleay IslandQLD3,193$755/wk
14Russell IslandQLD3,698$756/wk
15Coober PedySA1,566$764/wk
16WadeyeNT1,924$767/wk
17Elizabeth SouthSA2,933$774/wk
18WindaleNSW3,421$775/wk
19BarrabaNSW1,329$776/wk
20MitchellNSW1,179$779/wk
21Mount MorganQLD2,018$779/wk
22OrbostVIC2,264$785/wk
23GoolwaSA2,558$790/wk
24GlenwoodQLD2,137$790/wk
25Batemans BayNSW1,573$791/wk
26Lightning RidgeNSW1,946$792/wk
27CherbourgQLD1,194$793/wk
28RocherleaTAS1,033$794/wk
29NimbinNSW1,607$798/wk
30YarramanQLD1,127$804/wk
31Cooloola CoveQLD2,921$808/wk
32FurnissdaleWA1,061$813/wk
33Burrum HeadsQLD2,538$815/wk
34ChildersQLD1,682$816/wk
35Port Pirie WestSA2,556$822/wk
36MannumSA2,919$822/wk
37St HelensTAS2,206$824/wk
38GagebrookTAS1,572$825/wk
39Elizabeth GroveSA2,531$825/wk
40MillerNSW3,374$825/wk
41BongareeQLD8,162$826/wk
42CartwrightNSW2,616$826/wk
43Hope ValeQLD1,004$827/wk
44North HavenNSW1,619$832/wk
45IlukaNSW1,764$834/wk
46SolomontownSA1,088$836/wk
47Nambucca HeadsNSW6,675$839/wk
48Beauty PointTAS1,285$841/wk
49ArdrossanSA1,269$844/wk
50CoodanupWA4,366$845/wk
51CardwellQLD1,320$846/wk
52RushworthVIC1,411$850/wk
53Campbell TownTAS1,023$850/wk
54ColeraineVIC1,062$850/wk
55Elizabeth ValeSA4,331$851/wk
56QueenstownTAS1,808$851/wk
57WonthaggiVIC5,215$852/wk
58BingaraNSW1,318$853/wk
59MontoQLD1,156$853/wk
60HowardQLD1,394$854/wk
61TuncurryNSW6,376$854/wk
62Wellesley IslandsQLD1,022$855/wk
63Shorewell ParkTAS2,150$856/wk
64RavenswoodTAS3,804$858/wk
65MandurahWA8,804$858/wk
66RavenshoeQLD1,332$859/wk
67Elizabeth NorthSA3,588$864/wk
68NanangoQLD3,679$865/wk
69BurraSA1,112$866/wk
70Chain Valley BayNSW2,773$866/wk
71Lakes EntranceVIC5,145$866/wk
72TaraQLD1,980$867/wk
73AugustaWA1,463$869/wk
74MaryboroughVIC8,160$876/wk
75CliftonQLD1,490$877/wk
76Whyalla StuartSA6,476$880/wk
77CastertonVIC1,673$881/wk
78Victor HarborSA4,520$882/wk
79HarringtonNSW3,381$883/wk
80BellaraQLD3,278$884/wk
81MayfieldTAS1,525$886/wk
82Sussex InletNSW3,888$887/wk
83Christie DownsSA5,239$889/wk
84YarramVIC2,136$889/wk
85WallarooSA3,699$892/wk
86InnisfailQLD1,091$894/wk
87BidwillNSW4,202$899/wk
88YennoraNSW1,675$900/wk
89East DevonportTAS4,384$900/wk
90George TownTAS4,536$901/wk
91ElizabethSA1,033$902/wk

Data: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb and Locality (SAL) level. Minimum population filter: 1,000.