$676 ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $460
- 2016: $557
- 2021: $676
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coffs Harbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Coffs Harbour
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Coffs Harbour are well below the national figure, with a typical gap of $469. This is a place where earnings are much lower than in most other similar areas. While the typical household now earns $1,336 a week, this figure has risen by $455 since 2011.
$1,336
▲ +51.6%
- $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 Coffs Harbour — lower than 80% of areas.
| Coffs Harbour | $1,336 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income of $1,651 a week is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings follow a similar pattern, with the typical person earning $676 a week, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
$1,336 ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $881
- 2016: $1,086
- 2021: $1,336
Median total household income per week.
$1,651 ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,065
- 2016: $1,325
- 2021: $1,651
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in most areas, with only 13.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 25.2% across the state. This gap is reflected in personal pay, where only 7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
7.0%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.3%
Lower than 79% 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 →Coffs Harbour splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) 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 Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10402/coffs-harbour/topic/income