$669 ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $430
- 2016: $556
- 2021: $669
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Hay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $1,152 is much lower than most areas, highlighting the financial challenges facing Hay. Residents generally earn well below the state and national figures across family, household, and personal income levels.
$1,152
▲ +45.8%
- $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 Hay — lower than 78% of areas.
| Hay | $1,152 |
|---|---|
| 2711, NSW | $1,269 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,581, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly incomes are also a little below the national figure, with the usual person earning $669.
$1,152 ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $790
- 2016: $1,037
- 2021: $1,152
Median total household income per week.
$1,581 ▲ +62.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $971
- 2016: $1,304
- 2021: $1,581
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national figure. This gap is seen in personal earnings too, as only 5.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hay splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 29%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hay, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) 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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11881/hay/topic/income