$787 ▲ +60.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $620
- 2021: $787
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gunnedah · Suburb / Locality
Income in Gunnedah
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks in Gunnedah are largely in line with national trends, keeping the local cost of living typical for a regional hub. Most families here earn about $2,033 a week, a figure that sits right in the middle for similar areas.
$1,564
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Gunnedah — higher than 52% of areas.
| Gunnedah | $1,564 |
|---|---|
| 2380, NSW | $1,590 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,564 weekly, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly incomes are about the same as the national average, sitting at $787.
$1,564 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $938
- 2016: $1,270
- 2021: $1,564
Median total household income per week.
$2,033 ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,242
- 2016: $1,628
- 2021: $2,033
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 11.9% of people earning over $2,000 a week. However, this is still well below the state average, where 25.2% of households bring in $3,000 or more.
11.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Gunnedah splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gunnedah, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Gunnedah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11818/gunnedah/topic/income