$715 ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $486
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $715
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Armidale · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Armidale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical earnings shape daily life in Armidale, where household incomes are well below the national figure. While pay has grown since 2011, the area remains less affluent than most similar regions, with a typical household earning $1,383 a week.
$1,383
▲ +44.1%
- $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 Armidale — lower than 76% of areas.
| Armidale | $1,383 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,383, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal and family earnings are also lower than most areas, though a typical family income has risen by $593 since 2011.
$1,383 ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $960
- 2016: $1,159
- 2021: $1,383
Median total household income per week.
$1,810 ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,217
- 2016: $1,453
- 2021: $1,810
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. This is consistent with personal income trends, as only 8.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
8.4%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.6%
Lower than 74% 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 →Armidale splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Armidale, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11001/armidale/topic/income