$919 —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $749
- 2021: $919
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forest Glen
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Forest Glen have climbed significantly over the last decade. This is now a high-earning area where the typical household brings in $2,583 a week, which is well above the national figure.
$2,583
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- $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 Forest Glen — higher than 90% of areas.
| Forest Glen | $2,583 |
|---|---|
| 2157, NSW | $2,493 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,625 weekly, a little above the New South Wales figure. Personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the typical person earning $919 a week.
$2,583 —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,749
- 2021: $2,583
Median total household income per week.
$2,625 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,875
- 2021: $2,625
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, far above the national rate of 22.6%. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is 9.8%, which is well below the state average.
9.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.0%
Higher than 89% 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 Forest Glen, $4,000 or more is the majority at 56%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forest Glen, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 25%.
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 Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11545/forest-glen/topic/income