$667 ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $446
- 2016: $529
- 2021: $667
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lithgow - Mudgee · Sub-region (SA3)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks in Lithgow - Mudgee are generally much lower than in most other areas. The typical household earns $1,332 a week, which is well below the national figure. While incomes have climbed since 2011, the region continues to trail behind state and national benchmarks.
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Lithgow - Mudgee — lower than 80% of areas.
| Lithgow - Mudgee | $1,332 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,332, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Family incomes are also a little below the national typical of $2,120, though the usual personal weekly income of $667 has risen by $221 since 2011.
$667 ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,332 ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,819 ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 15.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%. This lower proportion of high earners is reflected in the personal income split, where 44.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
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.
15.6%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Lithgow - Mudgee splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 24%.
In Lithgow - Mudgee, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lithgow - Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10303/lithgow-mudgee/topic/income