$649 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $470
- 2016: $555
- 2021: $649
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Katoomba · Suburb / Locality
Income in Katoomba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost half of all people in Katoomba earn under $650 a week. This makes the area's typical incomes well below both state and national figures, with the typical household bringing in $1,171 weekly.
$1,171
▲ +45.3%
- $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 Katoomba — lower than 77% of areas.
| Katoomba | $1,171 |
|---|---|
| 2780, NSW | $1,238 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is much lower than most areas, sitting well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical family incomes are also low at $1,669, and the usual personal weekly pay of $649 is a little below the Australian average.
$1,171 ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $806
- 2016: $976
- 2021: $1,171
Median total household income per week.
$1,669 ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,101
- 2016: $1,335
- 2021: $1,669
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than elsewhere, with only 11.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 25.2% across the state. Most people earn under $650 weekly, which accounts for 47.3% of the personal income breakdown.
8.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.4%
Lower than 65% 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 Katoomba, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Katoomba, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Katoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12085/katoomba/topic/income