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Income in Page

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly family incomes in Page have dropped by $1,071 since 2011, leaving the area with some of the lowest earnings in the region. Typical weekly family income now sits at $1,543, which is well below both the state and national figures. This trend reflects a broad decline in earnings across households and individuals.

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📍 Page, Federal Electorate

Where Page sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,236 ▼ -41.5%
  • $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 Page — lower than 97% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Page$1,236
Rest of NSW $1,434
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,236 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly income is also much lower than usual at $635, falling $357 since 2011.

$635 ▼ -36.0%

Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: $992
  • 2016: $509
  • 2021: $635

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,236 ▼ -41.5%

Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: $2,114
  • 2016: $998
  • 2021: $1,236

Median total household income per week.

$1,543 ▼ -41.0%

Lower than 96% of federal electorate areas.

  • 2011: $2,614
  • 2016: $1,243
  • 2021: $1,543

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 5.7% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure that fell 15 points since 2011. Similarly, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the national average at just 11.1%.

Household income distribution

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In Page, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).

Personal income distribution

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In Page, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED133/page/topic/income