Barrack Heights · Suburb / Locality

Income in Barrack Heights

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

Weekly family incomes in Barrack Heights are well below the state and national figures. This is a lower-income area where the typical family earns $1,594 a week, which is $591 less than the New South Wales average.

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📍 Barrack Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Barrack Heights sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,340 ▲ +42.1%
  • $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 Barrack Heights — lower than 64% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Barrack Heights$1,340
2528, NSW $1,166
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household brings in $1,340 a week, a figure well below the Australian average of $1,746. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $618 weekly.

$618 ▲ +51.5%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $408
  • 2016: $516
  • 2021: $618

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

$1,340 ▲ +42.1%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $943
  • 2016: $1,088
  • 2021: $1,340

Median total household income per week.

$1,594 ▲ +46.0%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,092
  • 2016: $1,285
  • 2021: $1,594

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 12.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the state rate of 25.2%. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 per week.

Household income distribution

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Barrack Heights splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.

Personal income distribution

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In Barrack Heights, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.

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 Barrack Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10208/barrack-heights/topic/income