$389 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $290
- 2021: $389
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cougal · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cougal
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly incomes have remained very low in Cougal, with a small fraction of the population ever reaching high-earning brackets. The typical household earns just $840 a week, which is far below the national figure.
$840
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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 Cougal — lower than 93% of areas.
| Cougal | $840 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | $1,003 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly earnings are among the lowest for similar areas. The typical family earns $919 and the typical person earns $389, both figures sitting far below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
$840 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $725
- 2021: $840
Median total household income per week.
$919 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $724
- 2021: $919
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is heavily concentrated at the bottom, with 79.3% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a result far below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Cougal, Under $650 is the majority at 67%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cougal, Under $650 is the majority at 88%; $650–$1,499 is next at 12%.
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 Cougal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11088/cougal/topic/income