$431 ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $341
- 2016: $398
- 2021: $431
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairfield Heights · Suburb / Locality
Income in Fairfield Heights
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 65% of people in Fairfield Heights earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area with very low typical incomes. This is a place where most residents earn well below the state and national figures across family, household, and personal pay scales.
$1,285
▲ +40.9%
- $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 Heights — lower than 69% of areas.
| Fairfield Heights | $1,285 |
|---|---|
| 2165, NSW | $1,225 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,349, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are among the lowest for similar areas, with a typical weekly pay of just $431.
$1,285 ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $912
- 2016: $1,116
- 2021: $1,285
Median total household income per week.
$1,349 ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,148
- 2021: $1,349
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 2.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is far below the state rate of 13.5%. Similarly, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the national figure.
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.
11.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Fairfield Heights, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Fairfield Heights, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
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 Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11482/fairfield-heights/topic/income