$813 ▲ +65.6%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $813
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Parramatta · Federal Electorate
Income in Parramatta
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Parramatta earns $1,917 a week, which is a little above the national figure. This is a high-earning area compared to most others, with household incomes rising by $991 since 2011. The local economy has seen a significant shift, with far more residents now moving into higher income brackets.
$1,917
▲ +107.0%
- $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 Parramatta — higher than 69% of areas.
| Parramatta | $1,917 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $2,140, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Individual earnings follow a similar pattern, with the typical person in Parramatta earning $813 a week.
$1,917 ▲ +107.0%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $926
- 2016: $1,596
- 2021: $1,917
Median total household income per week.
$2,140 ▲ +84.8%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,158
- 2016: $1,725
- 2021: $2,140
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earners are more common here than in most areas, with 24.1% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week—a huge increase from just 5% in 2011. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose by 8.6 percentage points over the last decade to reach 12.1%.
12.1%
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.1%
Higher than 63% 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 Parramatta, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Parramatta, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) 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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED135/parramatta/topic/income