$771 ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $518
- 2016: $608
- 2021: $771
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cooma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Cooma earns $1,377 a week, which is well below the national figure. While weekly incomes have risen since 2011, the area continues to see lower overall earnings compared to most other regions. This reflects a community where a smaller share of people reach the highest income brackets.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma — lower than 73% of areas.
| Cooma | $1,377 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | $1,446 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income of $1,911 and household income of $1,377 are both lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales and national figures. In contrast, the typical personal weekly income of $771 is about the same as the state and national levels.
$771 ▲ +48.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,377 ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,911 ▲ +61.1%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 15.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. However, this is an improvement over 2011, when only 4.2% of households reached that level.
9.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.3%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Cooma splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Cooma, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031014/cooma/topic/income