$1,355 ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $917
- 2016: $1,097
- 2021: $1,355
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Income in Freshwater
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Freshwater is among the highest-earning areas in the region, where the typical family brings in $3,390 a week. This is well above the national and state figures, marking it as a particularly wealthy pocket of the Northern Beaches.
$2,726
▲ +48.7%
- $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 Freshwater — higher than 93% of areas.
| Freshwater | $2,726 |
|---|---|
| 2096, NSW | $2,901 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $2,726 per week, which is well above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are also far above the state and national averages, with a typical weekly income of $1,355.
$2,726 ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,833
- 2016: $2,268
- 2021: $2,726
Median total household income per week.
$3,390 ▲ +50.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,258
- 2016: $2,731
- 2021: $3,390
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 44.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the 22.6% seen across Australia. Similarly, the 29.2% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is far above the national average.
29.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
44.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Freshwater splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Freshwater splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 26%.
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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/income