$699 ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $593
- 2016: $564
- 2021: $699
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Richmond · Federal Electorate
Income in Richmond
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 42% of people in Richmond earn under $650 a week, reflecting a community where typical incomes are much lower than most other areas. The typical weekly family income is $1,764, which is a little below the national figure.
$1,376
▼ -7.8%
- $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 Richmond — lower than 87% of areas.
| Richmond | $1,376 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,376, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. While typical personal income rose $106 since 2011 to reach $699, the typical household income fell by $117 over the same period.
$1,376 ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,493
- 2016: $1,099
- 2021: $1,376
Median total household income per week.
$1,764 ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,634
- 2016: $1,363
- 2021: $1,764
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 15.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the state and national averages. This gap is also seen in personal earnings, where only 8.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
8.1%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Richmond splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Richmond, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED138/richmond/topic/income