$759 ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $525
- 2016: $611
- 2021: $759
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Oberon · Council (LGA)
Income in Oberon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost 38% of people in Oberon earn under $650 a week, making this the most common personal income bracket. While most of the area's typical incomes sit around the middle for similar places, they generally remain lower than the state and national figures.
$1,441
▲ +45.9%
- $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 Oberon — higher than 54% of areas.
| Oberon | $1,441 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,869 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Weekly household income is $1,441, well below the state average, though both family and household earnings have risen since 2011.
$1,441 ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $988
- 2016: $1,239
- 2021: $1,441
Median total household income per week.
$1,869 ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,272
- 2016: $1,509
- 2021: $1,869
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 15.8% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, although the share of high-earning households has risen 11 points since 2011.
7.9%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Oberon splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16100/oberon/topic/income