Carabost · Suburb / Locality

Income in Carabost

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

Weekly incomes in Carabost are well below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,375 a week, which is $810 less than the New South Wales average. This reflects a community where earnings are generally much lower than in most other areas.

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📍 Carabost, Suburb / Locality

Where Carabost sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,281
  • $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 Carabost — lower than 69% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Carabost$1,281
2650, NSW $1,629
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,281, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are also far below the state average, with the typical person earning just $479 a week.

$479

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $489
  • 2021: $479

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

$1,281

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $900
  • 2021: $1,281

Median total household income per week.

$1,375

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,312
  • 2021: $1,375

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is spread across the lower brackets, with 51.8% of people earning under $650 a week. No households in the area earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales.

Household income distribution

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In Carabost, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $650–$1,499 (29%).

Personal income distribution

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In Carabost, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.

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 Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/income