Blue Mountains - South · Sub-region (SA3)

Income in Blue Mountains - South

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

A gap of over $800 exists between the typical household income in Blue Mountains - South and the national figure. While individual earnings have climbed, the total weekly money coming into households remains far below state and national levels.

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📍 Blue Mountains - South, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Blue Mountains - South sits — Median household income (weekly)

$900
  • $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 - South — lower than 99% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Blue Mountains - South$900
Greater Sydney $2,077
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $900 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. In contrast, typical personal weekly income is $900, which is a little above the national figure and has risen $584 since 2011.

$900 ▲ +184.8%

Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $316
  • 2021: $900

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

The most common household income distribution is Under $650 at 0%, ahead of $650–$1,499 (0%).

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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12402/blue-mountains-south/topic/income