Bell · Suburb / Locality

Income in Bell

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

Weekly personal incomes in Bell are far below the state and national figures. While typical family earnings are about the same as the rest of the country, the general population earns much less than people in other areas.

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📍 Bell, Suburb / Locality

Where Bell sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,149 —
  • $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 Bell — lower than 78% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Bell$1,149
2786, NSW $1,225
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical person here earns $450 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $813. This helps explain why typical household incomes are also well below the national average at $1,149.

$450 —

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $319
  • 2021: $450

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

$1,149 —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $899
  • 2021: $1,149

Median total household income per week.

$2,249 —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $899
  • 2021: $2,249

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is low across the board, with 60.6% of people earning under $650 a week. Notably, no one in Bell earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 13.5% seen across New South Wales.

Household income distribution

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Bell splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (50%) and $650–$1,499 (50%).

Personal income distribution

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In Bell, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 21%.

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 Bell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10262/bell/topic/income