$654 —
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $501
- 2021: $654
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cumberland · Council (LGA)
Income in Cumberland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Cumberland earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area where many residents live on a modest budget. While typical incomes have risen since 2016, they generally remain a little below the figures for New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
$1,678
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- $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 Cumberland — higher than 71% of areas.
| Cumberland | $1,678 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,808 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical personal weekly income is $654, a figure that is lower than most other areas and has risen by $153 since 2016.
$1,678 —
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,379
- 2021: $1,678
Median total household income per week.
$1,808 —
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,436
- 2021: $1,808
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 7.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 12.5%. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 8.6 percentage points since 2016 to reach 20.6%.
7.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.6%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cumberland splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cumberland, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Cumberland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12380/cumberland/topic/income