$753 ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $509
- 2016: $598
- 2021: $753
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bathurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is notably lower for most families in Bathurst than in other parts of the country. Typical family incomes sit at $1,648, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. This gap suggests a local economy where the usual weekly take-home pay is significantly tighter than in the rest of New South Wales.
$1,209
▲ +39.6%
- $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 Bathurst — lower than 74% of areas.
| Bathurst | $1,209 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | $1,593 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,209, a figure well below the Australian average of $1,746. While typical personal income is $753, which is about the same as the national figure, family incomes are much lower than most other areas.
$1,209 ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $866
- 2016: $1,029
- 2021: $1,209
Median total household income per week.
$1,648 ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,228
- 2016: $1,385
- 2021: $1,648
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national rate of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 40.8% of people earn under $650 each week.
8.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.9%
Lower than 67% 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 Bathurst, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bathurst, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10231/bathurst/topic/income