$459 ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $339
- 2016: $404
- 2021: $459
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairfield East · Suburb / Locality
Income in Fairfield East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower than average for those living in Fairfield East, where the typical family earns $1,369. This is well below both the state and national figures. Low personal incomes across the area mean that a large majority of residents live on modest budgets.
$1,212
▲ +42.9%
- $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 Fairfield East — lower than 74% of areas.
| Fairfield East | $1,212 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | $1,225 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $459, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure of $805. This is consistent with typical household incomes of $1,212, which is well below the New South Wales average of $1,829.
$1,212 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $848
- 2016: $1,057
- 2021: $1,212
Median total household income per week.
$1,369 ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $969
- 2016: $1,162
- 2021: $1,369
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Earnings are skewed toward the lower end, with 55.1% of people earning under $650 a week. Only 2.9% of residents earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 13.5%.
2.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Fairfield East splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Fairfield East, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Fairfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11481/fairfield-east/topic/income