$727 ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $496
- 2016: $582
- 2021: $727
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lake Macquarie - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Lake Macquarie - West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Lake Macquarie - West sit a little below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,930 a week, though this represents a significant climb from the 2011 figure of $1,295.
$1,562
▲ +47.1%
- $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 Lake Macquarie - West — lower than 60% of areas.
| Lake Macquarie - West | $1,562 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,562 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $727 weekly.
$1,562 ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,562
Median total household income per week.
$1,930 ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,295
- 2016: $1,499
- 2021: $1,930
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, with only 17.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%, though it has risen 11 percentage points since 2011.
8.8%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.9%
Lower than 59% 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 →Lake Macquarie - West splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - West, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Lake Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11102/lake-macquarie-west/topic/income