$959 ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $642
- 2016: $809
- 2021: $959
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Highfields · Suburb / Locality
Income in Highfields
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Highfields, where typical weekly family earnings reach $2,607. This is a relatively wealthy pocket of New South Wales with a high proportion of residents earning well above the national average.
$2,198
▲ +58.7%
- $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 Highfields — higher than 83% of areas.
| Highfields | $2,198 |
|---|---|
| 2289, NSW | $2,115 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,198, which is well above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also strong, with the typical person earning $959 a week, a little above both the state and national totals.
$2,198 ▲ +58.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,385
- 2016: $1,756
- 2021: $2,198
Median total household income per week.
$2,607 ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,762
- 2016: $2,080
- 2021: $2,607
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 32.5% of households bringing in $3,000 or more each week, well above the state's 25.2%. Similarly, 18.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the national figure.
18.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
32.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Highfields splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with $4,000 or more at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Highfields splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (33%), 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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11909/highfields/topic/income