$817 ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $590
- 2016: $689
- 2021: $817
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Blue Mountains · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Blue Mountains
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher typical incomes than most similar areas define the Blue Mountains. While most households earn around the national figure, a growing number of people and families are now in the highest income brackets. Since 2011, typical weekly family earnings have climbed by $612.
$1,756
▲ +38.3%
- $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 Blue Mountains — higher than 56% of areas.
| Blue Mountains | $1,756 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,235 a week, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure. Typical household and personal weekly incomes sit around the middle for their level at $1,756 and $817 respectively.
$1,756 ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,270
- 2016: $1,468
- 2021: $1,756
Median total household income per week.
$2,235 ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,623
- 2016: $1,866
- 2021: $2,235
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 23.9% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is a significant increase from 10.3% in 2011, and 14.3% of individuals now earn $2,000 or more weekly.
14.3%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.9%
Higher than 65% 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 →Blue Mountains splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Blue Mountains, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12401/blue-mountains/topic/income