$1,535 ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,109
- 2016: $1,285
- 2021: $1,535
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Darlinghurst · Suburb / Locality
Income in Darlinghurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High earning levels have become a defining feature of Darlinghurst, where a typical person now earns $1,535 a week. This is far above the national figure of $805, reflecting a local economy driven by very high individual and family incomes.
$2,279
▲ +23.9%
- $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 Darlinghurst — higher than 86% of areas.
| Darlinghurst | $2,279 |
|---|---|
| 2010, NSW | $2,297 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is among the highest for similar areas at $3,913, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical households earn $2,279 a week, a total well above the Australian average of $1,746.
$2,279 ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,840
- 2016: $2,158
- 2021: $2,279
Median total household income per week.
$3,913 ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,694
- 2016: $3,095
- 2021: $3,913
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is heavily skewed toward the top end, with 33.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week—far above the 12.5% national figure. Similarly, 38.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 25.2%.
33.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Darlinghurst splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Darlinghurst splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with $3,000 or more at 20%.
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 Darlinghurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11213/darlinghurst/topic/income