Boona Mount · Suburb / Locality

Income in Boona Mount

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

Weekly pay for residents has remained consistently low, with Boona Mount now seeing typical household incomes far below the state and national figures. The typical household earns just $1,125 a week, reflecting a community where high earners are almost entirely absent.

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📍 Boona Mount, Suburb / Locality

Where Boona Mount sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,125
  • $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 Boona Mount — lower than 79% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Boona Mount$1,125
2877, NSW $1,282
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly incomes are much lower than in most areas. Families usually earn $1,374, while the typical person earns $550, both of which are well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.

$550

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $725
  • 2021: $550

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

$1,125

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,562
  • 2021: $1,125

Median total household income per week.

$1,374

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,562
  • 2021: $1,374

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is spread across lower brackets, with 45.7% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area 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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In Boona Mount, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.

Personal income distribution

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In Boona Mount, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 48%.

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 Boona Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10489/boona-mount/topic/income