$1,228 ▲ +149.6%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $492
- 2016: $933
- 2021: $1,228
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sydney · Federal Electorate
Income in Sydney
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Sydney are among the highest of any similar area, with a typical amount of $3,029. This high level of earning power is a defining feature of the area, where personal and household incomes sit well above both the state and national figures.
$2,225
▲ +124.5%
- $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 Sydney — higher than 86% of areas.
| Sydney | $2,225 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income of $3,029 is well above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings are also very high at $1,228 a week, and typical household income has risen by $1,234 since 2011.
$2,225 ▲ +124.5%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $991
- 2016: $1,933
- 2021: $2,225
Median total household income per week.
$3,029 ▲ +135.7%
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,285
- 2016: $2,498
- 2021: $3,029
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 34.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, a quarter of all people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that has risen 21 points since 2011.
25.2%
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.7%
Higher than 89% 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 Sydney, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $4,000 or more (24%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Sydney splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and Under $650 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 28%.
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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED142/sydney/topic/income