$768 ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $465
- 2016: $589
- 2021: $768
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Boolaroo · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Only 15.5% of households in Boolaroo earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a community where most residents earn a typical weekly household income of $1,504. Overall, earnings in the area are around the middle for similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boolaroo — lower than 52% of areas.
| Boolaroo | $1,504 |
|---|---|
| 2284, NSW | $1,611 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,012, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Personal income is similar, with the usual person earning $768 a week.
$768 ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,504 ▲ +63.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,012 ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
The area has a much lower share of high earners than the rest of Australia, with only 8.2% of people making $2,000 or more weekly. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 41.1% of the population.
8.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Boolaroo splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
In Boolaroo, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10480/boolaroo/topic/income