$657 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $479
- 2021: $657
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dum Dum · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all households in Dum Dum earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This creates a modest income profile for the area, where typical weekly family earnings of $1,800 sit a little below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dum Dum — higher than 64% of areas.
| Dum Dum | $1,771 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | $1,263 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,771 a week, which is about the same as the national figure and higher than most areas. However, personal weekly income is $657, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
$657 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,771 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,800 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 2.7% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far below the 12.5% national average. Similarly, the 11.9% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is far below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.
2.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Dum Dum, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
In Dum Dum, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Dum Dum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11307/dum-dum/topic/income