$490 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $377
- 2016: $454
- 2021: $490
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tenterfield · Council (LGA)
Income in Tenterfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Some of the lowest incomes in the region are found in Tenterfield, where the typical household earns just $885 a week. This is far below both the state and national figures, although earnings have risen since 2011.
$885
▲ +27.5%
- $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 Tenterfield — lower than 97% of areas.
| Tenterfield | $885 |
|---|---|
| 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 $1,206, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Individual earnings are also much lower than usual, with the typical person in Tenterfield bringing in $490 a week.
$885 ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $767
- 2021: $885
Median total household income per week.
$1,206 ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $865
- 2016: $1,015
- 2021: $1,206
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few people earn high wages here, as only 4.1% of people make $2,000 or more weekly, well below the 12.5% national figure. Similarly, just 6.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, though this is up 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.1%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.4%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Tenterfield splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tenterfield, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Tenterfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17400/tenterfield/topic/income