$461 ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $342
- 2016: $427
- 2021: $461
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Busby · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Busby are among the lowest in the country, with a typical person earning just $461. This is a low-income area where typical family earnings are far below both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Busby — lower than 77% of areas.
| Busby | $1,163 |
|---|---|
| 2168, NSW | $1,387 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,287, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household and personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical household bringing in $1,163 a week.
$461 ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,163 ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,287 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high wages, as only 2.2% of people make $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the national figure of 12.5%, and just 8.2% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
2.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Busby, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (26%).
In Busby, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Busby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10718/busby/topic/income