Fairholme · Suburb / Locality

Income in Fairholme

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

Weekly incomes in Fairholme have remained low over the last decade, falling well below state and national figures. The typical family earns just $1,125 a week, marking this as an area where very few residents reach high income brackets.

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📍 Fairholme, Suburb / Locality

Where Fairholme sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,374
  • $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 Fairholme — lower than 62% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Fairholme$1,374
2871, NSW $1,249
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,374 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. This trend extends to individuals, who earn a typical weekly income of $624, well below the national figure of $805.

$624

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,036
  • 2021: $624

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

$1,374

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,499
  • 2021: $1,374

Median total household income per week.

$1,125

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,625
  • 2021: $1,125

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is skewed heavily toward the lower end, with 51.7% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 12.5% national average.

Personal income distribution

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In Fairholme, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 40%.

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 Fairholme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11484/fairholme/topic/income