$554 ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $380
- 2016: $477
- 2021: $554
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are significantly lower than average for those living in Grenfell. The typical family earns $1,370 a week, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This creates a local economy where most households live on much tighter budgets than the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grenfell — lower than 87% of areas.
| Grenfell | $991 |
|---|---|
| 2810, NSW | $1,048 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $991, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $554 a week.
$554 ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$991 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,370 ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. This is consistent with personal income data, where over half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
5.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Grenfell, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
In Grenfell, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/income