$581 ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $406
- 2016: $487
- 2021: $581
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forster · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forster
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower than average in Forster, where the typical household earns just $1,009. This is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829, meaning many residents live on a much tighter budget than people in other parts of the state.
$1,009
▲ +38.4%
- $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 Forster — lower than 86% of areas.
| Forster | $1,009 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | $980 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,353 a week, which is far below the state average of $2,185. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $581 weekly compared to $805 across Australia.
$1,009 ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $729
- 2016: $868
- 2021: $1,009
Median total household income per week.
$1,353 ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $895
- 2016: $1,094
- 2021: $1,353
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 8.7% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, as over half of all residents earn under $650 per week.
5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.7%
Lower than 74% 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 Forster, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forster, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Forster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11553/forster/topic/income