$831 ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $573
- 2016: $663
- 2021: $831
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Orange · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Orange
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than most similar areas for personal earnings, Orange is a place where typical weekly pay for individuals has climbed significantly. While most incomes sit around the national figure, the area has seen a notable rise in the number of high earners over the last decade.
$1,665
▲ +43.7%
- $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 Orange — lower than 51% of areas.
| Orange | $1,665 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $831, which is higher than most similar areas. Weekly family income sits at $2,116, about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures, while typical households earn $1,665 a week.
$1,665 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,159
- 2016: $1,314
- 2021: $1,665
Median total household income per week.
$2,116 ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,450
- 2016: $1,670
- 2021: $2,116
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, with the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rising to 12.1%. Similarly, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more weekly has jumped 12 points since 2011 to reach 20.2%.
12.1%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.2%
Higher than 52% 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 →Orange splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10304/orange/topic/income