$1,582 ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,235
- 2016: $1,395
- 2021: $1,582
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lavender Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 30% of households in Lavender Bay earn $4,000 or more each week, making it one of the wealthiest areas in the region. The community is defined by very high earnings across the board, with typical incomes sitting far above the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lavender Bay — higher than 88% of areas.
| Lavender Bay | $2,379 |
|---|---|
| 2060, NSW | $2,463 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $3,884, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings are also among the highest, with the typical person earning $1,582 a week, far exceeding the national figure of $805.
$1,582 ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,379 ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$3,884 ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 35% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, far above the national 12.5%. Similarly, the 40.9% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is far above the 22.6% seen across Australia.
35.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
40.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Lavender Bay splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 17%.
Lavender Bay splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with $3,000 or more at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lavender Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12294/lavender-bay/topic/income