$542 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $377
- 2016: $453
- 2021: $542
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bankstown · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bankstown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Bankstown fall well below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,436 per week, which is $749 less than the New South Wales average. This gap reflects a broader trend where most residents earn much less than people in similar areas.
$1,331
▲ +40.1%
- $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 Bankstown — lower than 65% of areas.
| Bankstown | $1,331 |
|---|---|
| 2200, NSW | $1,392 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,331 per week, well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas, with a typical person earning $542.
$1,331 ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $950
- 2016: $1,120
- 2021: $1,331
Median total household income per week.
$1,436 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $989
- 2016: $1,181
- 2021: $1,436
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 4% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, far below the 12.5% national figure. Just 11.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, while over half of all individuals earn under $650.
4.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bankstown splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bankstown, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bankstown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10181/bankstown/topic/income