$997 ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $648
- 2016: $828
- 2021: $997
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hughes · Federal Electorate
Income in Hughes
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Hughes are well above the national figure, with a typical income of $2,393. This is one of the wealthiest areas at this level, and the number of high-earning households has climbed significantly over the last decade.
$2,393
▲ +50.2%
- $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 Hughes — higher than 91% of areas.
| Hughes | $2,393 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,725 a week, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal weekly incomes are also a little above the national average at $997.
$2,393 ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,593
- 2016: $2,088
- 2021: $2,393
Median total household income per week.
$2,725 ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,739
- 2016: $2,300
- 2021: $2,725
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 22.6% seen across Australia. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 13.2% of households reached that level.
17.9%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.2%
Higher than 91% 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 Hughes, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $4,000 or more (22%) and $650–$1,499 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Hughes splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED119/hughes/topic/income