$658 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $597
- 2021: $658
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barragga Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Barragga Bay are well below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,416 a week, which is much lower than most other areas. This puts the community in a position where typical earnings are significantly tighter than in the rest of New South Wales.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barragga Bay — lower than 76% of areas.
| Barragga Bay | $1,187 |
|---|---|
| 2546, NSW | $1,019 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,187, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $658.
$658 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,187 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,416 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Half of all households earn between $650 and $1,499 a week. While 19% of homes earn $3,000 or more—a share higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%.
6.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Barragga Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (18%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
In Barragga Bay, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Barragga Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10211/barragga-bay/topic/income