$843 ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $558
- 2016: $655
- 2021: $843
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newcastle · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Newcastle
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly in Newcastle since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $732. The area now sees a higher proportion of high earners than most similar places, with 22.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more per week.
$1,740
▲ +50.8%
- $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 Newcastle — higher than 55% of areas.
| Newcastle | $1,740 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Newcastle earns $2,240 a week, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Personal weekly incomes are also higher than most areas at $843, while typical household income sits around the middle at $1,740.
$1,740 ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,154
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,740
Median total household income per week.
$2,240 ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,508
- 2016: $1,756
- 2021: $2,240
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 13% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 5.6% of the population reached that level.
13.0%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.7%
Higher than 61% 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 →Newcastle splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Newcastle, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11103/newcastle/topic/income