$682 ▲ +49.9%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $455
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $682
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Richmond - Tweed · Region (SA4)
Income in Richmond - Tweed
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 44% of people in Richmond - Tweed earn under $650 a week. This makes it an area where typical incomes are much lower than most others, though weekly earnings for families and households have risen since 2011.
$1,329
▲ +53.6%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond - Tweed — lower than 84% of areas.
| Richmond - Tweed | $1,329 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $1,700 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,329 and $682 respectively.
$1,329 ▲ +53.6%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $865
- 2016: $1,069
- 2021: $1,329
Median total household income per week.
$1,700 ▲ +60.2%
Lower than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,061
- 2016: $1,333
- 2021: $1,700
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are few, with only 14% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. However, this group has grown by 10 percentage points since 2011, while the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose to 7.2%.
7.2%
Lower than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.0%
Lower than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Richmond - Tweed splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Richmond - Tweed, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Richmond - Tweed [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/112/richmond-tweed/topic/income