$904 ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $681
- 2016: $770
- 2021: $904
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brooklyn
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than usual weekly pay defines daily life in Brooklyn, where typical family incomes hit $2,687. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of $2,120. The area is marked by a strong presence of high earners across both households and individuals.
$2,062
▲ +55.5%
- $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 Brooklyn — higher than 78% of areas.
| Brooklyn | $2,062 |
|---|---|
| 2083, NSW | $1,950 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,062 a week, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Individual weekly pay is also much higher than most areas at $904, which sits a little above the national figure of $805.
$2,062 ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,326
- 2016: $1,631
- 2021: $2,062
Median total household income per week.
$2,687 ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,797
- 2016: $2,069
- 2021: $2,687
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, well above the 22.6% national figure. This trend extends to individuals, as the 18.2% who earn $2,000 or more weekly is well above the Australian average.
18.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Brooklyn splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $650–$1,499 (23%), with $4,000 or more at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brooklyn, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10596/brooklyn/topic/income