Wagga Wagga Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Wagga Wagga Surrounds

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

Typical weekly earnings have climbed significantly in Wagga Wagga Surrounds, with personal incomes rising by $312 since 2011. Most residents now earn around the national figure, though high-income earners remain less common than in the wider state.

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📍 Wagga Wagga Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Wagga Wagga Surrounds sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,748 ▲ +69.7%
  • $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 Wagga Wagga Surrounds — higher than 50% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Wagga Wagga Surrounds$1,748
2655, NSW $1,382
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical weekly household income is $1,748, which is about the same as the national figure. Personal income is higher than most areas at $856 per week, and family incomes have risen by $796 since 2011.

$856 ▲ +57.4%

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $544
  • 2016: $687
  • 2021: $856

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

$1,748 ▲ +69.7%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,030
  • 2016: $1,348
  • 2021: $1,748

Median total household income per week.

$2,056 ▲ +63.2%

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

  • 2011: $1,260
  • 2016: $1,577
  • 2021: $2,056

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

While 17.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%. High individual earners are also less common here, with only 8.7% of people making $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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In Wagga Wagga Surrounds, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (15%).

Personal income distribution

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Wagga Wagga Surrounds splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (40%) and Under $650 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.

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 Wagga Wagga Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds/topic/income