Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Charnwood

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

Weekly pay for most people in Charnwood is around the national figure, though it sits well below the typical earnings found across the ACT. Typical family income has risen by $606 since 2011 to reach $2,218 per week. This keeps the area's earnings roughly in the middle compared to similar places.

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📍 Charnwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Charnwood sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,818 ▲ +34.2%
  • $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 Charnwood — higher than 54% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Charnwood$1,818
2615, ACT $2,262
Australian Capital Territory $2,373
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,818 a week, which is well below the ACT figure of $2,373. Personal incomes are higher than most areas, with the usual person earning $948 weekly, though this is still $255 less than the territory average.

$948 ▲ +35.0%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $702
  • 2016: $747
  • 2021: $948

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

$1,818 ▲ +34.2%

Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,355
  • 2016: $1,486
  • 2021: $1,818

Median total household income per week.

$2,218 ▲ +37.6%

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

  • 2011: $1,612
  • 2016: $1,848
  • 2021: $2,218

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Higher earners are less common here than in the rest of the territory; only 19% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. However, this is an improvement over 2011, when only 8% of households reached that level.

Household income distribution

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In Charnwood, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (15%).

Personal income distribution

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Charnwood splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.

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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/income