$705 ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $499
- 2016: $576
- 2021: $705
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Goonellabah · Suburb / Locality
Income in Goonellabah
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly typical household income of $1,318 in Goonellabah is well below the national figure. Residents generally earn less than those in most other similar areas. This lower income level is reflected across families and individuals alike.
$1,318
▲ +37.6%
- $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 Goonellabah — lower than 66% of areas.
| Goonellabah | $1,318 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $1,326 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,721 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly incomes are slightly lower than the national figure, sitting at $705.
$1,318 ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $958
- 2016: $1,096
- 2021: $1,318
Median total household income per week.
$1,721 ▲ +48.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,159
- 2016: $1,357
- 2021: $1,721
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national figure. Only 5.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Australian average.
5.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Goonellabah splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Goonellabah, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11717/goonellabah/topic/income