$707 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $501
- 2016: $576
- 2021: $707
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Goonellabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Goonellabah
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Goonellabah are well below the national figure, with a typical home earning $1,325. While these figures are much lower than most other areas, earnings have climbed steadily across the board since 2011.
$1,325
▲ +37.9%
- $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 Goonellabah — lower than 77% of areas.
| Goonellabah | $1,325 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $1,326 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,733 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national average at $707.
$1,325 ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $961
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,325
Median total household income per week.
$1,733 ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,156
- 2016: $1,363
- 2021: $1,733
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are scarce here, with only 11.8% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 5.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
5.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.8%
Lower than 80% 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 →Goonellabah splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Goonellabah, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021246/goonellabah/topic/income