$657 —
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $538
- 2021: $657
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hilltops · Council (LGA)
Income in Hilltops
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical incomes than most similar areas mark Hilltops, where the usual weekly household earns $1,175. While earnings have risen since 2016, the area remains well below the state and national figures across all income measures.
$1,175
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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 Hilltops — lower than 78% of areas.
| Hilltops | $1,175 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income in Hilltops is $1,552 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical personal weekly earnings are a little below the national figure at $657, though this has risen by $119 since 2016.
$1,175 —
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $976
- 2021: $1,175
Median total household income per week.
$1,552 —
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,261
- 2021: $1,552
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 10.8% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%, though it is 5.2 percentage points higher than it was in 2016.
6.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.8%
Lower 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 →In Hilltops, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hilltops, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Hilltops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13910/hilltops/topic/income