$780 ▲ +86.2%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $419
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $780
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cunningham · Federal Electorate
Income in Cunningham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Cunningham are about the same as the state and national figures, though family earnings are higher than most similar areas. The most striking change is the rapid growth in high earners, with the proportion of households making over $3,000 a week jumping 21 percentage points since 2011.
$1,743
▲ +115.5%
- $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 Cunningham — lower than 51% of areas.
| Cunningham | $1,743 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Cunningham earns $2,253 a week, which is higher than most similar areas. Both typical household and personal incomes are around the middle for their level, sitting at $1,743 and $780 respectively.
$1,743 ▲ +115.5%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $809
- 2016: $1,372
- 2021: $1,743
Median total household income per week.
$2,253 ▲ +131.3%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $974
- 2016: $1,801
- 2021: $2,253
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 24.1% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. This reflects a broader trend toward higher pay, as the share of people earning over $2,000 a week rose 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.3%.
13.3%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.1%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cunningham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cunningham, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Cunningham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED111/cunningham/topic/income