$722 —
Lower than 84% of capital city areas.
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $722
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rest of NSW · Capital City
Income in Rest of NSW
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Rest of NSW are well below the state average, with the typical home earning $1,434. While most income figures for the region sit lower than the national and state benchmarks, there has been a general rise in earnings since 2016.
$1,434
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- $1,000–$1,107: 0 areas
- $1,107–$1,214: 1 area
- $1,214–$1,321: 1 area
- $1,321–$1,429: 1 area
- $1,429–$1,536: 3 areas
- $1,536–$1,643: 3 areas
- $1,643–$1,750: 2 areas
- $1,750–$1,857: 1 area
- $1,857–$1,964: 2 areas
- $1,964–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,179: 1 area
- $2,179–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,393: 1 area
- $2,393–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,607: 0 areas
- $2,607–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,821: 0 areas
- $2,821–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,036: 0 areas
- $3,036–$3,143: 0 areas
- $3,143–$3,250: 0 areas
- $3,250–$3,357: 0 areas
- $3,357–$3,464: 0 areas
- $3,464–$3,571: 0 areas
- $3,571–$3,679: 0 areas
- $3,679–$3,786: 0 areas
- $3,786–$3,893: 0 areas
- $3,893–$4,000: 1 area
All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of NSW — lower than 83% of areas.
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
|---|---|
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $722, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical family earning $1,852 a week, though this is $403 higher than in 2016.
$1,434 —
Lower than 83% of capital city areas.
- 2016: $1,168
- 2021: $1,434
Median total household income per week.
$1,852 —
Lower than 70% of capital city areas.
- 2016: $1,449
- 2021: $1,852
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 16.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%. While 9.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, the bulk of the population earns less, with 42.1% of people bringing in under $650 a week.
9.2%
Higher than 53% of capital city areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.7%
Lower than 72% of capital city areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Rest of NSW splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rest of NSW, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Rest of NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/1RNSW/rest-of-nsw/topic/income