$839 ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $586
- 2016: $696
- 2021: $839
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wagga Wagga · Council (LGA)
Income in Wagga Wagga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of people in Wagga Wagga earn under $650 a week. While typical incomes here are higher than in most similar areas, the local pay gap remains wide compared to the state and national figures.
$1,638
▲ +42.6%
- $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 Wagga Wagga — higher than 68% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga | $1,638 |
|---|---|
| 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 $2,060, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Both family and household incomes have seen a strong climb since 2011, with the typical household earning $489 more per week than a decade ago.
$1,638 ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,149
- 2016: $1,354
- 2021: $1,638
Median total household income per week.
$2,060 ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,418
- 2016: $1,682
- 2021: $2,060
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, as the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rose 12 points to 18.0% since 2011. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.
9.5%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.0%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17750/wagga-wagga/topic/income