$615 ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $414
- 2016: $515
- 2021: $615
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballina · Suburb / Locality
Income in Ballina
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Ballina are far below the national and state figures. The typical household earns just $1,013 a week, which is much lower than most other areas. This gap is seen across the board, with typical family and personal incomes also sitting well below the usual amounts for New South Wales and Australia.
$1,013
▲ +48.3%
- $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 Ballina — lower than 86% of areas.
| Ballina | $1,013 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | $1,403 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family weekly income is $1,448, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person in Ballina earning $615 a week.
$1,013 ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $683
- 2016: $819
- 2021: $1,013
Median total household income per week.
$1,448 ▲ +59.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $906
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,448
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the national figure.
4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Ballina, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballina, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10163/ballina/topic/income