$426 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $335
- 2016: $406
- 2021: $426
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cartwright · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in Cartwright, where the typical household gets just $826. This is far below both the New South Wales and national figures, making it one of the lowest-earning areas in the region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cartwright — lower than 93% of areas.
| Cartwright | $826 |
|---|---|
| 2168, NSW | $1,387 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is much lower than most areas, with the typical family earning $1,127 and the typical person bringing home $426. Both figures are far below the state and national averages.
$426 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$826 ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,127 ▲ +32.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%. Most people earn under $650 a week, which accounts for 60.1% of personal incomes.
1.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Cartwright splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
In Cartwright, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10837/cartwright/topic/income