Dorroughby · Suburb / Locality

Income in Dorroughby

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly earnings are around the middle for similar areas in Dorroughby, though personal incomes are much lower than in most other places. The typical household brings in $1,625 a week, which is about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Dorroughby, Suburb / Locality

Where Dorroughby sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,625
  • $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 Dorroughby — higher than 56% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Dorroughby$1,625
2480, NSW $1,326
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,774 a week, which is a little below both the state and national figures. Individual earnings are notably lower, with a typical weekly personal income of $612, well below the national figure of $805.

$612

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $602
  • 2021: $612

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,625

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,140
  • 2021: $1,625

Median total household income per week.

$1,774

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,233
  • 2021: $1,774

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 11.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%. More than half of all people earn under $650 a week.

Household income distribution

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In Dorroughby, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 49%, followed by Under $650 (23%) and $650–$1,499 (10%).

Personal income distribution

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In Dorroughby, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 24%.

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 Dorroughby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11282/dorroughby/topic/income