$1,241 ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $888
- 2016: $953
- 2021: $1,241
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sydney · Council (LGA)
Income in Sydney
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household income in Sydney has climbed by $573 since 2011 to reach $2,212 a week. This growth has pushed the area to some of the highest income levels in the country. The gap is most clear in high earners, with the share of households making over $3,000 a week nearly doubling over the last decade.
$2,212
▲ +35.0%
- $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 Sydney — higher than 89% of areas.
| Sydney | $2,212 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,241, which is well above the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also among the highest at this level, with the typical family earning $3,057 a week.
$2,212 ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,639
- 2016: $1,926
- 2021: $2,212
Median total household income per week.
$3,057 ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,273
- 2016: $2,524
- 2021: $3,057
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 25.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. Similarly, 34.5% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%.
25.6%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.5%
Higher than 92% 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 Sydney, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $4,000 or more (24%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Sydney splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 28%.
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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17200/sydney/topic/income