Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Box Head - MacMasters Beach

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

Weekly earnings have climbed significantly in Box Head - MacMasters Beach since 2011, with typical family income rising by $729. This shift is most visible in the high-earning bracket, where the share of households making over $3,000 a week jumped by 17 percentage points over the decade.

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📍 Box Head - MacMasters Beach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Box Head - MacMasters Beach sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,775 ▲ +54.5%
  • $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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach — higher than 52% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Box Head - MacMasters Beach$1,775
2251, NSW $1,717
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical weekly family income is $2,187, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. Weekly personal and household incomes also sit around the middle for similar areas, with a typical person earning $780 a week.

$780 ▲ +41.0%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $553
  • 2016: $641
  • 2021: $780

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

$1,775 ▲ +54.5%

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

  • 2011: $1,149
  • 2016: $1,412
  • 2021: $1,775

Median total household income per week.

$2,187 ▲ +50.0%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,458
  • 2016: $1,731
  • 2021: $2,187

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Higher earners are more common here than in most other areas, and 25.8% of households now earn $3,000 or more each week. This is well above the Australian average of 22.6%, while 14.6% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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Box Head - MacMasters Beach splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.

Personal income distribution

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In Box Head - MacMasters Beach, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).

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 Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/income