$753 ▲ +73.9%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $433
- 2016: $604
- 2021: $753
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Parkes · Federal Electorate
Income in Parkes
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Parkes, where the typical family earns $1,829 a week. While these figures sit below state and national levels, earnings have grown steadily over the last decade.
$1,410
▲ +71.1%
- $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 Parkes — lower than 84% of areas.
| Parkes | $1,410 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,410, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly income is about the same as the national figure, sitting at $753.
$1,410 ▲ +71.1%
Lower than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $824
- 2016: $1,143
- 2021: $1,410
Median total household income per week.
$1,829 ▲ +82.5%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,002
- 2016: $1,420
- 2021: $1,829
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 15.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%, although the share of high-earning households has risen 12 points since 2011.
8.6%
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.1%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Parkes splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Parkes, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED134/parkes/topic/income