$723 ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $479
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $723
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Greater Hume Shire · Council (LGA)
Income in Greater Hume Shire
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than average weekly earnings define daily life for many in Greater Hume Shire. While the typical family now earns $1,833 a week, this is a little below both the state and national figures. Most people here earn modest incomes, though the number of high earners has climbed since 2011.
$1,420
▲ +50.6%
- $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 Greater Hume Shire — higher than 52% of areas.
| Greater Hume Shire | $1,420 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,420, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes have risen by $244 since 2011 to reach $723 a week, placing the area around the middle for similar regions.
$1,420 ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $943
- 2016: $1,168
- 2021: $1,420
Median total household income per week.
$1,833 ▲ +55.2%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,181
- 2016: $1,439
- 2021: $1,833
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 6.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the national figure. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more per week rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 15.0%.
6.9%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Greater Hume Shire splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Greater Hume Shire, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Greater Hume Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13340/greater-hume-shire/topic/income