$661 ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $437
- 2016: $519
- 2021: $661
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coonamble · Council (LGA)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Coonamble are well below the national figure, with the typical family earning $1,533. This is a lower-income area compared to most of Australia, although earnings have risen since 2011. The gap between local pay and the rest of the state remains significant.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Coonamble — lower than 72% of areas.
| Coonamble | $1,231 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,231, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national average at $661, though this has risen by $224 since 2011.
$661 ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,231 ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,533 ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than in the rest of the state; only 10.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%, and 40.8% of individuals earn under $650 weekly.
6.4%
Lower than 71% 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.
Coonamble splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 27%.
In Coonamble, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12150/coonamble/topic/income