$480 ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $363
- 2016: $439
- 2021: $480
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Harrington · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Harrington are far below the state and national figures, highlighting a significant financial gap. The typical family earns just $1,067 a week, which is more than $1,000 lower than the New South Wales average. This pattern of much lower earnings is seen across all income measures in the area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Harrington — lower than 91% of areas.
| Harrington | $883 |
|---|---|
| 2427, NSW | $889 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Earnings are among the lowest for similar areas, with the typical household bringing in $883 a week. This is far below the national figure of $1,746, while the typical person in Harrington earns $480 weekly, which is much lower than most other areas.
$480 ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$883 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,067 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here; only 3.8% of individuals make $2,000 or more a week, compared to 12.5% nationwide. Most of the population lives on lower incomes, with 60.1% of people earning under $650 weekly.
3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Harrington, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 46%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
In Harrington, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Harrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11865/harrington/topic/income