$690 ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $459
- 2016: $577
- 2021: $690
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Walcha · Council (LGA)
Income in Walcha
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower in Walcha than in most other parts of the country. The typical family earns $1,583 a week, a figure that sits well below the national and state averages. While incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains a low-income pocket compared to the rest of New South Wales.
$1,224
▲ +48.2%
- $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 Walcha — lower than 72% of areas.
| Walcha | $1,224 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,224, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also lower than most areas at $690, though this has risen by $231 since 2011.
$1,224 ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $826
- 2016: $1,054
- 2021: $1,224
Median total household income per week.
$1,583 ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,077
- 2016: $1,329
- 2021: $1,583
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, with only 10.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. This is a sharp contrast to the low end, where 41.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
6.9%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Walcha splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Walcha, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17850/walcha/topic/income