$700 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $517
- 2021: $700
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cathcart
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household earnings in Cathcart have remained relatively low compared to broader trends. The typical household brings in $1,312 a week, a figure that sits well below both the state and national levels. This reflects a community where most residents earn modest incomes.
$1,312
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- $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 Cathcart — lower than 67% of areas.
| Cathcart | $1,312 |
|---|---|
| 2632, NSW | $1,307 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,312, which is lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure. Personal incomes also trail behind, with the typical person earning $700 a week, slightly below the national figure of $805.
$1,312 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,312
Median total household income per week.
$1,791 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,531
- 2021: $1,791
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 7.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This is consistent with personal income patterns, where 42.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
9.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cathcart splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cathcart, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10854/cathcart/topic/income