$650 ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $417
- 2016: $528
- 2021: $650
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Broken Hill · Suburb / Locality
Income in Broken Hill
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $1,176 in Broken Hill is well below the national figure. This gap is seen across the board, with most families and individuals earning significantly less than those in other parts of New South Wales.
$1,176
▲ +49.0%
- $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 Broken Hill — lower than 76% of areas.
| Broken Hill | $1,176 |
|---|---|
| 2880, NSW | $1,182 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes sit at $1,627, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly incomes are also lower than most areas, averaging $650.
$1,176 ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $789
- 2016: $968
- 2021: $1,176
Median total household income per week.
$1,627 ▲ +63.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $994
- 2016: $1,282
- 2021: $1,627
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few households reach the highest brackets, with only 12.3% earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. This is consistent with personal earnings, where 44.6% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.3%
Lower than 62% 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 Broken Hill, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 33%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Broken Hill, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Broken Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10589/broken-hill/topic/income