$693 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $452
- 2016: $594
- 2021: $693
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coolamon · Council (LGA)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Coolamon are well below the national figure, with a typical household earning $1,310. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains lower-earning than most similar places. Only 12.1% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the New South Wales average.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coolamon — lower than 60% of areas.
| Coolamon | $1,310 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,691 a week, which is well below the state figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are also a little below the national average at $693, though this has risen by $241 since 2011.
$693 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,310 ▲ +52.9%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,691 ▲ +63.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 7.1% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, and only 5.3% of households earn $4,000 or more each week.
7.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.1%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Coolamon splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
In Coolamon, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12000/coolamon/topic/income