$620 ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 95% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $426
- 2016: $500
- 2021: $620
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sydney - South West · Region (SA4)
Income in Sydney - South West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Sydney - South West earn less than $650 a week. This is a region where typical personal and family incomes are lower than most other areas, though earnings have risen steadily since 2011.
$1,713
▲ +46.3%
- $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 - South West — higher than 55% of areas.
| Sydney - South West | $1,713 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,850 a week, which is a little below the national figure. Personal income is especially low here, with a typical weekly pay of $620, well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
$1,713 ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,171
- 2016: $1,429
- 2021: $1,713
Median total household income per week.
$1,850 ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,235
- 2016: $1,489
- 2021: $1,850
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common than in other areas, with only 6.8% of people earning $2,000 or more per week. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose 13 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.2%.
6.8%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.2%
Higher than 57% 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 - South West splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sydney - South West, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Sydney - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/127/sydney-south-west/topic/income