$1,491 ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,063
- 2016: $1,250
- 2021: $1,491
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairlight · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A massive gap in earnings separates Fairlight from the rest of the country, where typical weekly household incomes are far above the national figure. This is an exceptionally wealthy area, with over half of all households earning more than $3,000 every week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairlight — higher than 99% of areas.
| Fairlight | $3,251 |
|---|---|
| 2094, NSW | $3,251 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is far above the state figure at $4,187. This high earning trend carries across the board, with typical household and personal weekly incomes reaching $3,251 and $1,491, both of which are among the highest for similar areas.
$1,491 ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$3,251 ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$4,187 ▲ +59.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Half of all households (50.6%) earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is far above the New South Wales average.
35.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
50.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Fairlight, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 41%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (24%) and $650–$1,499 (16%).
Fairlight splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11485/fairlight/topic/income