$613 ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $416
- 2016: $515
- 2021: $613
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bellingen · Council (LGA)
Income in Bellingen
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Bellingen are well below the national figure, with a typical household earning just $1,197. This gap is much lower than most similar areas, though earnings have risen since 2011. The area sees few high earners compared to the rest of the state.
$1,197
▲ +52.1%
- $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 Bellingen — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bellingen | $1,197 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $613, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $813. Similarly, the typical family earns $1,479 a week, an amount that is well below the national typical of $2,120.
$1,197 ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $787
- 2016: $997
- 2021: $1,197
Median total household income per week.
$1,479 ▲ +57.7%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $938
- 2016: $1,218
- 2021: $1,479
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 10.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%. This is a significant gap, although the number of people earning $2,000 or more a week did rise 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
6.0%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Bellingen, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bellingen, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Bellingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10600/bellingen/topic/income