$793 ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $542
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $793
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bathurst · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Bathurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Bathurst have climbed steadily over the last decade, with typical family income rising by $593 since 2011. While most residents earn around the national figure, there are fewer high-income households here than in other parts of the state.
$1,568
▲ +39.8%
- $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 Bathurst — lower than 60% of areas.
| Bathurst | $1,568 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Bathurst earns $2,009 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Individual weekly earnings are about the same as the national figure, with the typical person earning $793.
$1,568 ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,122
- 2016: $1,301
- 2021: $1,568
Median total household income per week.
$2,009 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,416
- 2016: $1,616
- 2021: $2,009
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, as the 17.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week is well below the state average of 25.2%. However, this group has grown, rising 11 percentage points since 2011.
9.3%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.4%
Lower than 61% 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 →Bathurst splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bathurst, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10301/bathurst/topic/income