$991 ▲ +101.8%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $812
- 2021: $991
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cook · Federal Electorate
Income in Cook
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Cook, where the typical family now earns $2,664 a week. This figure is well above the national average and represents a significant jump from a decade ago. The area has seen a steady rise in wealth across both family and personal earnings.
$2,135
▲ +77.2%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cook — higher than 82% of areas.
| Cook | $2,135 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is a little above the New South Wales figure of $2,185, having risen by $1,373 since 2011. Typical personal and household incomes are also much higher than most areas, sitting a little above the national figures.
$2,135 ▲ +77.2%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,205
- 2016: $1,805
- 2021: $2,135
Median total household income per week.
$2,664 ▲ +106.4%
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,291
- 2016: $2,215
- 2021: $2,664
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well above the Australian average of 22.6%. Similarly, the 18.3% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well above the national rate.
18.3%
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.6%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 29%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Cook splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED109/cook/topic/income