$981 ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $694
- 2016: $827
- 2021: $981
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Helensburgh · Suburb / Locality
Income in Helensburgh
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Helensburgh, where typical households earn $2,490 a week. This is well above the national figure of $1,746, marking the area as a high-earning pocket of the region.
$2,490
▲ +39.0%
- $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 Helensburgh — higher than 89% of areas.
| Helensburgh | $2,490 |
|---|---|
| 2508, NSW | $2,548 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,718, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Personal incomes are also strong, with the typical person earning $981 a week, which is higher than most other areas.
$2,490 ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,792
- 2016: $2,111
- 2021: $2,490
Median total household income per week.
$2,718 ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,968
- 2016: $2,279
- 2021: $2,718
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 35.1% of households bring in over $3,000 a week—far above the 22.6% national average. This is reflected in the personal data, where 16.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
16.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Helensburgh, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $4,000 or more (19%) and $3,000–$3,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Helensburgh splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11897/helensburgh/topic/income