$626 ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 96% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $468
- 2016: $490
- 2021: $626
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Watson · Federal Electorate
Income in Watson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than typical weekly earnings shape daily life in Watson, where the usual personal income is just $626. While incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national figures across family and household measures.
$1,543
▲ +51.9%
- $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 Watson — lower than 70% of areas.
| Watson | $1,543 |
|---|---|
| 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 $1,745, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure. Personal incomes are among the lowest at this level, with the typical person earning $626 a week.
$1,543 ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,016
- 2016: $1,281
- 2021: $1,543
Median total household income per week.
$1,745 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,257
- 2016: $1,391
- 2021: $1,745
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 7.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 13 percentage points since 2011 to reach 19.0%.
7.4%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.0%
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Watson splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Watson, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED144/watson/topic/income