$734 ▲ +56.2%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $470
- 2016: $624
- 2021: $734
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Balranald · Council (LGA)
Income in Balranald
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Balranald have climbed by $655 since 2011 to reach $1,781. While typical earnings are now around the middle for similar areas, they remain a little below the national figure. The area has seen a steady rise in incomes across the board over the last decade.
$1,370
▲ +53.2%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Balranald — lower than 53% of areas.
| Balranald | $1,370 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,370 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical personal weekly income is $734, slightly lower than both the state and national figures.
$1,370 ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $894
- 2016: $1,174
- 2021: $1,370
Median total household income per week.
$1,781 ▲ +58.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,126
- 2016: $1,438
- 2021: $1,781
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.9% of people making $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average. Just 11.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, though this has risen by 8 percentage points since 2011.
5.9%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Balranald splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Balranald splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (45%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
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 Balranald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10300/balranald/topic/income