$602 ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $605
- 2016: $527
- 2021: $602
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
McMahon · Federal Electorate
Income in McMahon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in McMahon are well below the state and national figures, reflecting a wider trend of lower earnings across the area. Typical family incomes sit at $1,786 per week, which is much lower than most other similar areas. While some household incomes have risen since 2011, the typical person's weekly pay has barely changed.
$1,593
▲ +20.4%
- $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 McMahon — lower than 65% of areas.
| McMahon | $1,593 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,593, which is a little below both the NSW and national figures. Individual earnings are even lower, with a typical personal weekly income of $602, placing McMahon among the lowest areas for this measure.
$1,593 ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,323
- 2016: $1,412
- 2021: $1,593
Median total household income per week.
$1,786 ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,612
- 2016: $1,509
- 2021: $1,786
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 6.4% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 12.5%. However, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose to 19.6% since 2011, though this remains well below the state average.
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.
19.6%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →McMahon splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In McMahon, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 McMahon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED128/mcmahon/topic/income