$608 ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $392
- 2016: $492
- 2021: $608
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lake Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lake Illawarra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $1,069 in Lake Illawarra is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. This gap highlights a local economy where most residents earn significantly less than those in the rest of the state and the national average.
$1,069
▲ +51.2%
- $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 Illawarra — lower than 83% of areas.
| Lake Illawarra | $1,069 |
|---|---|
| 2528, NSW | $1,166 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is much lower than most areas, with families typically earning $1,451 and individuals making $608. Both figures sit well below the New South Wales and Australian totals.
$1,069 ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $707
- 2016: $898
- 2021: $1,069
Median total household income per week.
$1,451 ▲ +55.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $931
- 2016: $1,189
- 2021: $1,451
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9.5% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the state's 25.2%. Meanwhile, nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 72% 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 Lake Illawarra, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lake Illawarra, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $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 Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12259/lake-illawarra/topic/income