$706 ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $454
- 2016: $552
- 2021: $706
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
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Income in Forbes
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Forbes are well below the New South Wales and national figures. The typical family earns $1,641 a week, which is $544 less than the state average. This trend of lower earnings is seen across both household and personal income levels.
$1,221
▲ +51.7%
- $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 Forbes — lower than 73% of areas.
| Forbes | $1,221 |
|---|---|
| 2871, NSW | $1,249 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,221, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are closer to the middle, with a typical weekly pay of $706, slightly below the Australian figure of $805.
$1,221 ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $805
- 2016: $1,033
- 2021: $1,221
Median total household income per week.
$1,641 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,016
- 2016: $1,296
- 2021: $1,641
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, as only 13.2% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, far below the 25.2% seen in New South Wales. This is mirrored in personal earnings, where only 7.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
7.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.2%
Lower than 59% 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 Forbes, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forbes, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11539/forbes/topic/income