$780 ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $485
- 2016: $618
- 2021: $780
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gunnedah · Council (LGA)
Income in Gunnedah
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of people in Gunnedah earn under $650 a week, though overall incomes have climbed steadily. The area now sees higher typical incomes than most similar places, with the typical family earning $2,001 per week.
$1,557
▲ +66.2%
- $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 Gunnedah — higher than 63% of areas.
| Gunnedah | $1,557 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,001, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the typical family earned $1,200.
$1,557 ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $937
- 2016: $1,253
- 2021: $1,557
Median total household income per week.
$2,001 ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,586
- 2021: $2,001
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-income households are more common here than in most similar areas, with 18.9% earning $3,000 or more weekly. This is a jump of 13 percentage points since 2011, although it remains well below the national figure of 22.6%.
11.5%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.9%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Gunnedah splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gunnedah, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13550/gunnedah/topic/income