Karaak Flat · Suburb / Locality

Income in Karaak Flat

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly pay has remained consistently low in Karaak Flat, where the typical family earns just $1,187. This is far below both the state and national figures, marking it as one of the lower-income areas in the region.

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📍 Karaak Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Karaak Flat sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,125
  • $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 Karaak Flat — lower than 79% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Karaak Flat$1,125
2429, NSW $1,126
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,125 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $664 weekly.

$664

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $433
  • 2021: $664

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,125

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,062
  • 2021: $1,125

Median total household income per week.

$1,187

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $966
  • 2021: $1,187

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is tightly clustered at the lower end, with 45.5% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 12.5% national average.

Household income distribution

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In Karaak Flat, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 100%.

Personal income distribution

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In Karaak Flat, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 53%; Under $650 is next at 47%.

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 Karaak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12078/karaak-flat/topic/income