$822 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $607
- 2016: $698
- 2021: $822
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Coolangatta (NSW), where a typical household earns $2,058 a week. This financial strength is most visible in the high proportion of top earners, with nearly a third of households bringing in over $3,000 weekly.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coolangatta — higher than 78% of areas.
| Coolangatta | $2,058 |
|---|---|
| 2535, NSW | $1,384 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income of $2,058 is a little above the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also higher than most areas, with the typical person earning $822 a week, which is about the same as the national figure.
$822 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,058 ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,166 ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 31.8% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure well above the national 22.6%. Meanwhile, 13% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
13.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Coolangatta, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (20%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
In Coolangatta, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11026/coolangatta/topic/income