$825 ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $555
- 2016: $669
- 2021: $825
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Snowy Mountains · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Snowy Mountains
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has grown significantly for people in the Snowy Mountains, with typical personal incomes now higher than most similar areas. While most residents earn around the national figure, a rising number of households are moving into higher income brackets.
$1,562
▲ +61.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Snowy Mountains — lower than 60% of areas.
| Snowy Mountains | $1,562 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person here earns $825 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. Families typically bring in $2,067 weekly, a sum that has risen by $811 since 2011.
$1,562 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $967
- 2016: $1,176
- 2021: $1,562
Median total household income per week.
$2,067 ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,256
- 2016: $1,539
- 2021: $2,067
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, with 18.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this is a notable increase from 2011, when only 5% of households reached that level.
10.0%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.5%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Snowy Mountains splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Snowy Mountains splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Snowy Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10103/snowy-mountains/topic/income