$568 ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $386
- 2016: $479
- 2021: $568
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Berkeley · Suburb / Locality
Income in Berkeley
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for typical households in Berkeley is well below both the state and national figures. The area struggles with lower earnings across the board, with the usual family income sitting $644 lower than the New South Wales average.
$1,217
▲ +37.5%
- $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 Berkeley — lower than 74% of areas.
| Berkeley | $1,217 |
|---|---|
| 2506, NSW | $1,217 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical family in Berkeley earns $1,541 a week, which is lower than most areas. Personal weekly income is also much lower than in most places, at just $568, while the usual household income is $1,217.
$1,217 ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $885
- 2016: $1,059
- 2021: $1,217
Median total household income per week.
$1,541 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,112
- 2016: $1,339
- 2021: $1,541
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. This trend continues for individuals, as only 5.1% earn $2,000 or more weekly.
5.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Berkeley splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Berkeley, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Berkeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10303/berkeley/topic/income