$685 ▲ +77.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $386
- 2016: $525
- 2021: $685
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brownsville · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brownsville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Brownsville have remained consistently low compared to the rest of the country. The typical household earns $1,160 a week, which is well below both the state and national figures.
$1,160
▲ +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 Brownsville — lower than 77% of areas.
| Brownsville | $1,160 |
|---|---|
| 2530, NSW | $1,653 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,160, a figure much lower than most areas. This is mirrored in family incomes, which are well below the New South Wales typical of $2,185.
$1,160 ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $746
- 2016: $875
- 2021: $1,160
Median total household income per week.
$1,493 ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $987
- 2016: $1,259
- 2021: $1,493
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 45.6% of people earn under $650 weekly.
5.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 72% 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 Brownsville, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brownsville, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Brownsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10609/brownsville/topic/income