$1,053 ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $754
- 2016: $874
- 2021: $1,053
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Pittwater · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Pittwater
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly gap of $865 separates the typical family income in Pittwater from the Australian figure. This area is significantly wealthier than most, with a high proportion of residents earning well above state and national levels. Most notably, the number of high-earning households has more than doubled since 2011.
$2,512
▲ +38.1%
- $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 Pittwater — higher than 91% of areas.
| Pittwater | $2,512 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $2,985, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Weekly personal income is also much higher than most areas at $1,053, reflecting a general rise across all income types since 2011.
$2,512 ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,819
- 2016: $2,121
- 2021: $2,512
Median total household income per week.
$2,985 ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $2,137
- 2016: $2,431
- 2021: $2,985
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 40.4% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week, far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the 21.9% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well above the state average.
21.9%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
40.4%
Higher than 95% 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 →Pittwater splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Pittwater splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
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 Pittwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12202/pittwater/topic/income