$867 ▲ +83.3%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $473
- 2016: $670
- 2021: $867
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newcastle · Federal Electorate
Income in Newcastle
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family earnings of $2,303 make Newcastle a relatively prosperous place where typical incomes are higher than most similar areas. This financial strength is most evident in the rapid growth of high earners since 2011, with the share of households earning over $3,000 a week jumping by 20 percentage points.
$1,804
▲ +102.0%
- $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 Newcastle — higher than 54% of areas.
| Newcastle | $1,804 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,303, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $2,120. Personal and household weekly incomes are also around the same as the state and national figures, with the typical person earning $867 a week.
$1,804 ▲ +102.0%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $893
- 2016: $1,398
- 2021: $1,804
Median total household income per week.
$2,303 ▲ +106.9%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,113
- 2016: $1,820
- 2021: $2,303
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, as 13.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week. The number of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly has also risen sharply since 2011 to reach 23.8%.
13.7%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.8%
Higher than 62% 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 Newcastle, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Newcastle, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED131/newcastle/topic/income