$855 ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $659
- 2016: $714
- 2021: $855
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hume · Federal Electorate
Income in Hume
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Hume are a little above the national figure, with a typical income of $1,966. This is much higher than most similar areas. Most residents have seen their earnings climb steadily since 2011.
$1,966
▲ +19.4%
- $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 Hume — higher than 73% of areas.
| Hume | $1,966 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,262 a week, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. This follows a general upward trend, as typical personal weekly income rose by $196 since 2011 to reach $855.
$1,966 ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,647
- 2016: $1,628
- 2021: $1,966
Median total household income per week.
$2,262 ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,861
- 2016: $1,901
- 2021: $2,262
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 25.3% of households bringing in $3,000 or more per week. This is a little above the national figure of 22.6% and reflects a significant increase of 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
11.8%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.3%
Higher than 68% 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 Hume, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Hume splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED120/hume/topic/income