$1,402 ▲ +148.6%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $564
- 2016: $1,165
- 2021: $1,402
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
North Sydney · Federal Electorate
Income in North Sydney
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the highest-earning areas of its kind, North Sydney is a high-income hub where the typical family earns $3,594 a week. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a significant jump in wealth over the last decade.
$2,660
▲ +132.9%
- $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 North Sydney — higher than 99% of areas.
| North Sydney | $2,660 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,660, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also far above the national average, with the typical person earning $1,402 a week.
$2,660 ▲ +132.9%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,142
- 2016: $2,352
- 2021: $2,660
Median total household income per week.
$3,594 ▲ +137.1%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,516
- 2016: $2,998
- 2021: $3,594
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are very common here, with 44.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week—far above the 22.6% national figure. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 8.8% of households earned at that level.
32.5%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
44.2%
Higher than 99% 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 North Sydney, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $650–$1,499 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →North Sydney splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 25%.
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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED132/north-sydney/topic/income