$1,121 ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $718
- 2016: $834
- 2021: $1,121
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Eastern Suburbs - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Eastern Suburbs - South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes have jumped by $943 since 2011 in Eastern Suburbs - South, making it one of the highest-earning areas at this level. The region is now far wealthier than the state and national averages. Most notably, the share of households earning over $3,000 a week has more than doubled in a decade.
$2,305
▲ +46.1%
- $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 Eastern Suburbs - South — higher than 87% of areas.
| Eastern Suburbs - South | $2,305 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $3,009 a week, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are also much higher than most areas, sitting at $2,305 and $1,121 respectively.
$2,305 ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,578
- 2016: $1,916
- 2021: $2,305
Median total household income per week.
$3,009 ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $2,066
- 2016: $2,421
- 2021: $3,009
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the share of people earning at least $2,000 a week is well above the state average at 22.7%.
22.7%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.4%
Higher than 90% 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 →Eastern Suburbs - South splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Eastern Suburbs - South splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Eastern Suburbs - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11802/eastern-suburbs-south/topic/income