$700 ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $456
- 2016: $554
- 2021: $700
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Parkes · Council (LGA)
Income in Parkes
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Parkes are well below those in New South Wales and across Australia. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the area still sees a smaller proportion of high-earners than the national average. Most residents earn under $1,500 a week personally.
$1,336
▲ +51.5%
- $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 Parkes — lower than 56% of areas.
| Parkes | $1,336 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Parkes earns $1,336 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical personal income is $700, a little below the Australian average of $805, though it has risen by $244 since 2011.
$1,336 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $882
- 2016: $1,088
- 2021: $1,336
Median total household income per week.
$1,790 ▲ +58.3%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,131
- 2016: $1,412
- 2021: $1,790
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Far fewer households earn $3,000 or more a week here (14%) compared to the state average (25.2%). This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where 42.8% of people earn under $650 a week and only 2.4% earn $3,000 or more.
8.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.0%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Parkes splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Parkes, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) 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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16200/parkes/topic/income