$730 ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $530
- 2016: $589
- 2021: $730
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hunter · Federal Electorate
Income in Hunter
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 42% of people in Hunter earn less than $650 a week, making it an area where many residents live on a tighter budget. While typical incomes are lower than in most other areas, earnings have climbed steadily since 2011.
$1,593
▲ +50.4%
- $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 Hunter — lower than 65% of areas.
| Hunter | $1,593 |
|---|---|
| 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 Hunter earns $1,960 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical personal weekly income is $730, a little below the national figure and lower than most areas.
$1,593 ▲ +50.4%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,059
- 2016: $1,294
- 2021: $1,593
Median total household income per week.
$1,960 ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,336
- 2016: $1,547
- 2021: $1,960
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, with only 18.8% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. However, this figure has risen 11 points since 2011, and the share of people earning over $2,000 a week also rose by 5.8 points.
10.2%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.8%
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hunter splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hunter, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED121/hunter/topic/income