Aberdare · Suburb / Locality

Income in Aberdare

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

Lower than typical weekly earnings define daily life in Aberdare, where a typical family earns $1,532. This is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures, making it an area where most people live on a tighter budget than the national average.

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📍 Aberdare, Suburb / Locality

Where Aberdare sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,251 ▲ +33.7%
  • $500–$607: 251 areas
  • $607–$714: 144 areas
  • $714–$821: 425 areas
  • $821–$929: 720 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 656 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Aberdare — lower than 72% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Aberdare$1,251
2325, NSW $1,360
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,251, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $640 a week.

$640 ▲ +37.9%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $464
  • 2016: $511
  • 2021: $640

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

$1,251 ▲ +33.7%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $936
  • 2016: $998
  • 2021: $1,251

Median total household income per week.

$1,532 ▲ +38.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,110
  • 2016: $1,176
  • 2021: $1,532

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 5.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average. This is consistent with the fact that only 11.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%.

Household income distribution

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In Aberdare, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (22%).

Personal income distribution

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In Aberdare, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.

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 Aberdare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10006/aberdare/topic/income