$869 ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $558
- 2016: $682
- 2021: $869
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Strathfield · Council (LGA)
Income in Strathfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is much higher than most areas in Strathfield, where the typical family earns $2,301. This level of income is about the same as the state average, yet it reflects a significant rise in earnings since 2011.
$2,105
▲ +48.1%
- $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 Strathfield — higher than 87% of areas.
| Strathfield | $2,105 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,105, which is a little above the national figure. Personal incomes have also climbed, with the usual weekly pay rising $311 since 2011 to reach $869.
$2,105 ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,421
- 2016: $1,781
- 2021: $2,105
Median total household income per week.
$2,301 ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,595
- 2016: $1,894
- 2021: $2,301
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 29.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national average. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 15.2% of households reached that level.
14.2%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.5%
Higher than 88% 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 Strathfield, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Strathfield splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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 Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17100/strathfield/topic/income