$717 ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $473
- 2016: $555
- 2021: $717
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wentworth · Council (LGA)
Income in Wentworth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for many residents in Wentworth is lower than the state and national figures, though earnings have climbed steadily over the last decade. The typical family now earns $1,765 a week, with more households moving into higher income brackets since 2011.
$1,392
▲ +57.1%
- $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 Wentworth — lower than 51% of areas.
| Wentworth | $1,392 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,392 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly pay is a little below the national figure, though it rose $244 since 2011 to reach $717.
$1,392 ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $886
- 2016: $1,052
- 2021: $1,392
Median total household income per week.
$1,765 ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,095
- 2016: $1,308
- 2021: $1,765
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 15.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 22.6%. However, this group has grown by 11 percentage points since 2011.
7.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wentworth splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wentworth, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18200/wentworth/topic/income