$690 ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $731
- 2016: $571
- 2021: $690
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
New England · Federal Electorate
Income in New England
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical incomes than most other areas define New England. The typical household earns $1,302 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. This reflects a broad trend of declining wealth across the region over the last decade.
$1,302
▼ -35.8%
- $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 New England — lower than 92% of areas.
| New England | $1,302 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $1,685 a week, well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This is part of a sharp decline, with typical family earnings falling by $510 since 2011, while typical household incomes dropped by $727 in that time.
$1,302 ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,029
- 2016: $1,089
- 2021: $1,302
Median total household income per week.
$1,685 ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,195
- 2016: $1,363
- 2021: $1,685
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 13.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. This proportion has fallen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011, and only 2.3% of individuals earn $3,000 or more weekly.
7.4%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.1%
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →New England splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In New England, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 New England [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED130/new-england/topic/income