$665 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $687
- 2021: $665
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Backwater · Suburb / Locality
Income in Backwater
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $900 puts Backwater far below the national figure. This is a low-income area where earnings across families and individuals consistently sit well below state and national levels.
$900
—
- $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 Backwater — lower than 90% of areas.
| Backwater | $900 |
|---|---|
| 2365, NSW | $1,146 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is typically $1,624, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $665 per week.
$900 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,624 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The most common household income distribution is Under $650 at 0%, ahead of $650–$1,499 (0%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Backwater splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (50%) and $650–$1,499 (50%).
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 Backwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10132/backwater/topic/income