$936 ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $659
- 2016: $767
- 2021: $936
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forestville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $3,125 place Forestville among the highest-earning areas of its kind. This is a wealthy suburb where typical household and personal incomes sit well above both state and national figures. The high earning power is seen across the whole community, with a large proportion of residents in the top income brackets.
$2,507
▲ +44.8%
- $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 Forestville — higher than 89% of areas.
| Forestville | $2,507 |
|---|---|
| 2087, NSW | $2,794 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,507, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the typical person earning $936 a week.
$2,507 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,731
- 2016: $2,151
- 2021: $2,507
Median total household income per week.
$3,125 ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,166
- 2016: $2,556
- 2021: $3,125
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 41.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the New South Wales average of 25.2%. Similarly, 22.4% of people earn at least $2,000 weekly, which is well above the national figure.
22.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
41.1%
Higher than 94% 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 Forestville, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 32%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (23%) and $650–$1,499 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forestville, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11551/forestville/topic/income