$939 ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $667
- 2016: $768
- 2021: $939
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lakelands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas are found in Lakelands, where the typical family earns $2,705 a week. This level of wealth is well above the national figure, marking the area as a relatively affluent pocket of Lake Macquarie.
$2,315
▲ +20.1%
- $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 Lakelands — higher than 87% of areas.
| Lakelands | $2,315 |
|---|---|
| 2282, NSW | $1,825 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,315, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of $1,829 and the Australian average of $1,746. The typical person in the area also earns a little more than the state and national figures at $939 per week.
$2,315 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,928
- 2016: $1,939
- 2021: $2,315
Median total household income per week.
$2,705 ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,093
- 2016: $2,259
- 2021: $2,705
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 33.8% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, far above the Australian average of 22.6%. Similarly, 17.7% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure.
17.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
33.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lakelands splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with $4,000 or more at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Lakelands splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.
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 Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12265/lakelands/topic/income