$760 ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $584
- 2016: $635
- 2021: $760
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Upper Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Upper Hunter
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Upper Hunter now earns $1,521 a week, which is lower than most areas. While this is a little below the national figure, weekly incomes have risen steadily since 2011. This reflects a broad increase in earnings across the region over the last decade.
$1,521
▲ +23.2%
- $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 Upper Hunter — lower than 64% of areas.
| Upper Hunter | $1,521 |
|---|---|
| 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 is $1,970 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Personal weekly incomes sit at $760, which is about the same as the national figure, and family earnings have risen by $436 since 2011.
$1,521 ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,235
- 2016: $1,294
- 2021: $1,521
Median total household income per week.
$1,970 ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,534
- 2016: $1,629
- 2021: $1,970
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 12.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, households earning $3,000 or more weekly make up 18.3% of the area, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures.
12.5%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.3%
Lower than 58% 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 →Upper Hunter splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Upper Hunter, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) 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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10604/upper-hunter/topic/income