$776 ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $521
- 2016: $643
- 2021: $776
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Riverina · Region (SA4)
Income in Riverina
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for most people in the Riverina sits a little below the state and national figures. While typical incomes have risen steadily since 2011, a small proportion of the population earns a high weekly wage compared to the rest of the country.
$1,480
▲ +48.9%
- $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 Riverina — lower than 67% of areas.
| Riverina | $1,480 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,898 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical household income is lower than most areas at $1,480, though this has risen by $486 since 2011.
$1,480 ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 67% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $994
- 2016: $1,232
- 2021: $1,480
Median total household income per week.
$1,898 ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,263
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,898
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in other areas, with only 7.9% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, well below the Australian figure of 12.5%. This is mirrored in households, where those earning $3,000 or more a week make up 15.6%, which is well below the state's 25.2%.
7.9%
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Riverina splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Riverina splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 Riverina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/113/riverina/topic/income