$623 ▲ +60.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $389
- 2016: $488
- 2021: $623
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lake Heights · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lake Heights
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower incomes than most similar areas define Lake Heights, where typical weekly family earnings are just $1,631. This is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185, marking a significant gap in earning power compared to the state and national averages.
$1,356
▲ +51.5%
- $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 Lake Heights — lower than 63% of areas.
| Lake Heights | $1,356 |
|---|---|
| 2502, NSW | $1,138 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,356, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. This trend is seen across the board, with typical personal weekly earnings of $623 also falling well below the national average.
$1,356 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $895
- 2016: $1,092
- 2021: $1,356
Median total household income per week.
$1,631 ▲ +57.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,033
- 2016: $1,290
- 2021: $1,631
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, with only 6.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 13.5%. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lake Heights splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lake Heights, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Lake Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12256/lake-heights/topic/income