$560 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $414
- 2021: $560
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Caparra · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Caparra have remained modest, with most residents earning well below state and national levels. The typical household brings in $1,125 a week, reflecting a local economy where incomes are much lower than in most other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caparra — lower than 79% of areas.
| Caparra | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | $1,126 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $560, which is well below the national figure of $805. This trend continues across the board, with family incomes sitting $495 lower than the Australian typical figure.
$560 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,125 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,625 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 11.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Caparra splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 20%.
In Caparra, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Caparra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10799/caparra/topic/income