Byangum · Suburb / Locality

Income in Byangum

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

Weekly family incomes of just $1,292 mean that Byangum is a place where residents generally live on much less than people in other areas. It is a low-income community where typical earnings are far below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Byangum, Suburb / Locality

Where Byangum sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,187 ▲ +30.6%
  • $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 Byangum — lower than 76% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Byangum$1,187
2484, NSW $1,263
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical person here earns $550 a week, which is well below the national figure of $805. This trend extends to households, where the usual weekly income of $1,187 is well below the Australian average of $1,746.

$550 ▲ +38.5%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $397
  • 2016: $384
  • 2021: $550

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

$1,187 ▲ +30.6%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $909
  • 2016: $1,104
  • 2021: $1,187

Median total household income per week.

$1,292 ▲ +33.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $966
  • 2016: $1,042
  • 2021: $1,292

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare, with only 8.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. Meanwhile, nearly half of all residents earn under $650 a week.

Household income distribution

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In Byangum, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 49%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (15%).

Personal income distribution

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In Byangum, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.

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 Byangum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10727/byangum/topic/income