$495 ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $383
- 2016: $452
- 2021: $495
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Chester Hill · Suburb / Locality
Income in Chester Hill
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Chester Hill earn less than $650 a week. This reflects a community where typical incomes are well below the state and national figures, creating a local economy where most residents live on modest means.
$1,355
▲ +44.9%
- $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 Chester Hill — lower than 63% of areas.
| Chester Hill | $1,355 |
|---|---|
| 2162, NSW | $1,404 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay in Chester Hill is much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $495. This is far below the New South Wales figure of $813, while typical families earn $1,534 a week, which is well below the $2,185 seen across the state.
$1,355 ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $935
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,355
Median total household income per week.
$1,534 ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,106
- 2016: $1,294
- 2021: $1,534
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 4.2% of residents earn $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the 12.5% national average. Similarly, the 14.4% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is far below the New South Wales average of 25.2%.
4.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Chester Hill splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Chester Hill, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $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 Chester Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10898/chester-hill/topic/income