$632 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $510
- 2021: $632
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lithgow · Council (LGA)
Income in Lithgow
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed across the board in Lithgow since 2011, though they remain well below state and national figures. The typical family now earns $1,658 a week, but this is still far lower than the typical Australian family income.
$1,196
▲ +33.5%
- $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 Lithgow — lower than 76% of areas.
| Lithgow | $1,196 |
|---|---|
| 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 $1,196, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly income is also well below the national figure, sitting at $632.
$1,196 ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $896
- 2016: $984
- 2021: $1,196
Median total household income per week.
$1,658 ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,190
- 2016: $1,328
- 2021: $1,658
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 13.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the Australian figure of 22.6%. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 45.8% of the population.
8.3%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.4%
Lower than 54% 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 Lithgow, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 33%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lithgow, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14870/lithgow/topic/income