$1,075 —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $379
- 2021: $1,075
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bara · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low typical household earnings define daily life in Bara, where the usual family income is just $1,249 a week. This is far below both the state and national figures, reflecting a community with very limited high-earning households.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bara — lower than 79% of areas.
| Bara | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | $1,671 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,125 per week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. While family incomes are much lower than most areas, the typical personal weekly income of $1,075 is actually well above the national figure of $805.
$1,075 —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,125 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,249 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in Bara earns $2,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 12.5% national average. This lack of top earners is reflected in the local spread, where 30% of people earn under $1,500 weekly and no one earns $1,500 or more.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Bara, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.
Bara splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (50%) and $650–$1,499 (50%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10190/bara/topic/income