$629 ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 95% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $724
- 2016: $526
- 2021: $629
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cowper · Federal Electorate
Income in Cowper
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have fallen significantly since 2011 in Cowper, where the typical household now earns just $1,219. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas, with earnings well below both the state and national figures.
$1,219
▼ -22.4%
- $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 Cowper — lower than 98% of areas.
| Cowper | $1,219 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are well below the national figures across the board. Families usually earn $1,524 and individuals earn $629, both of which have fallen since 2011.
$1,219 ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 98% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,571
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,219
Median total household income per week.
$1,524 ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,969
- 2016: $1,257
- 2021: $1,524
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than in the rest of the country. Only 11.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
6.4%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.8%
Lower than 95% 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 Cowper, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cowper, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Cowper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED110/cowper/topic/income