$730 ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $582
- 2021: $730
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Whitlam · Federal Electorate
Income in Whitlam
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have dropped noticeably since 2011 in Whitlam, where the typical person's pay fell by $332 over the decade. Most residents earn less than the state and national figures, with a typical household now bringing in $1,603 per week.
$1,603
▼ -18.4%
- $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 Whitlam — lower than 64% of areas.
| Whitlam | $1,603 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are lower than most areas, with households earning $1,603 and families earning $1,981. Both figures are a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
$1,603 ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,964
- 2016: $1,303
- 2021: $1,603
Median total household income per week.
$1,981 ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,659
- 2016: $1,555
- 2021: $1,981
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are less common here than in the wider state, as only 19.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.
9.9%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.5%
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Whitlam splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Whitlam, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) 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 Whitlam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED147/whitlam/topic/income