Cooma Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Cooma Surrounds

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

More than a third of people in Cooma Surrounds earn under $650 a week. While typical incomes here are now about the same as the state and national figures, there has been a significant rise in earnings since 2011.

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📍 Cooma Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Cooma Surrounds sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,596 ▲ +65.6%
  • $500–$607: 7 areas
  • $607–$714: 1 area
  • $714–$821: 8 areas
  • $821–$929: 26 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 69 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooma Surrounds — lower than 59% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Cooma Surrounds$1,596
2630, NSW $1,446
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family income is $2,068 a week, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Weekly household income is $1,596, a little below the national figure, while typical personal income is $794.

$794 ▲ +48.4%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $535
  • 2016: $634
  • 2021: $794

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,596 ▲ +65.6%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $964
  • 2016: $1,228
  • 2021: $1,596

Median total household income per week.

$2,068 ▲ +68.5%

Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,227
  • 2016: $1,525
  • 2021: $2,068

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are more common than they were in 2011, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rising 15 points to 19.9%. This is still well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.

Household income distribution

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Cooma Surrounds splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 19%.

Personal income distribution

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In Cooma Surrounds, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Cooma Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031015/cooma-surrounds/topic/income