$663 ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $437
- 2016: $543
- 2021: $663
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lachlan Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Lachlan Valley
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Lachlan Valley. The typical family earns just $1,605 a week, which is well below both the state and national figures. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains significantly poorer than the wider region.
$1,217
▲ +47.7%
- $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 Lachlan Valley — lower than 89% of areas.
| Lachlan Valley | $1,217 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family incomes are well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185, sitting at $1,605. Typical household and personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, though they have each risen since 2011.
$1,217 ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $824
- 2016: $1,025
- 2021: $1,217
Median total household income per week.
$1,605 ▲ +56.6%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,025
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,605
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 11.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where 44% of people earn under $650 a week.
7.2%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 86% 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 →In Lachlan Valley, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lachlan Valley, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Lachlan Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10302/lachlan-valley/topic/income