$647 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $447
- 2016: $540
- 2021: $647
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Macquarie-Hastings · Council (LGA)
Income in Port Macquarie-Hastings
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily across Port Macquarie-Hastings since 2011, though most residents still earn well below the national figure. Typical family incomes rose by $568 over the decade, reflecting a general upward trend despite the area remaining lower-income than most similar places.
$1,263
▲ +50.9%
- $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 Port Macquarie-Hastings — lower than 67% of areas.
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | $1,263 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,576, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household and personal earnings follow a similar pattern, with typical weekly household pay at $1,263 and personal income at $647, both of which are lower than most areas.
$1,263 ▲ +50.9%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $837
- 2016: $1,042
- 2021: $1,263
Median total household income per week.
$1,576 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,008
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,576
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 state, with only 13% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when only 4.1% of households reached that level.
7.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 56% 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 Port Macquarie-Hastings, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Macquarie-Hastings, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Port Macquarie-Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16380/port-macquarie-hastings/topic/income