$1,032 ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 80% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $723
- 2016: $828
- 2021: $1,032
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sydney - Inner West · Region (SA4)
Income in Sydney - Inner West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Sydney - Inner West earns $2,757 a week, which is well above the national figure of $2,120. This area has seen a significant jump in earnings over the last decade, with a high proportion of residents now in the top income brackets.
$2,250
▲ +35.4%
- $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 Sydney - Inner West — higher than 87% of areas.
| Sydney - Inner West | $2,250 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,250, a little above the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Individual earnings are also much higher than most areas, with a typical personal weekly income of $1,032.
$2,250 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,662
- 2016: $1,964
- 2021: $2,250
Median total household income per week.
$2,757 ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,985
- 2016: $2,282
- 2021: $2,757
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here; 35.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 22.6% national average. This represents a 17 point rise since 2011, while the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week also rose to 21.4%.
21.4%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.2%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sydney - Inner West splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (25%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sydney - Inner West, the largest group is Under $650 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Sydney - Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/120/sydney-inner-west/topic/income