$700 ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $441
- 2016: $587
- 2021: $700
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hay · Council (LGA)
Income in Hay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Hay are well below the national figure, with a typical family earning $1,622. While pay has risen since 2011, the area remains lower than most others across Australia. This is a place where high earners are rare, and many residents live on more modest budgets.
$1,236
▲ +53.5%
- $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 Hay — lower than 71% of areas.
| Hay | $1,236 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,236 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly income is also a little below the national figure at $700, though this has risen by $259 since 2011.
$1,236 ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $805
- 2016: $1,075
- 2021: $1,236
Median total household income per week.
$1,622 ▲ +65.3%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $981
- 2016: $1,344
- 2021: $1,622
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This is consistent with personal earnings, as only 6.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
6.6%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hay splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hay, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13850/hay/topic/income