$501 ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $372
- 2016: $451
- 2021: $501
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Nambucca Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Nambucca Heads
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Nambucca Heads are among the lowest for similar areas. The typical household earns just $850 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. While earnings have risen since 2011, the town remains a low-income area compared to the rest of the state.
$850
▲ +33.9%
- $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 Nambucca Heads — lower than 99% of areas.
| Nambucca Heads | $850 |
|---|---|
| 2448, NSW | $931 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $501, which is well below the Australian figure. This is consistent with family and household earnings, which are also far below New South Wales levels.
$850 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $635
- 2016: $745
- 2021: $850
Median total household income per week.
$1,244 ▲ +52.1%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $818
- 2016: $963
- 2021: $1,244
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 5.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. Most people earn under $650 a week, representing 57.6% of the population.
3.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Nambucca Heads splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Nambucca Heads, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108021158/nambucca-heads/topic/income