$1,344 ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $787
- 2016: $927
- 2021: $1,344
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lewisham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Some of the highest earnings in the region are found in Lewisham, where typical weekly household incomes reach $2,405. This is well above the national figure of $1,746. The area is a high-earning pocket of the Inner West with a large proportion of residents bringing home substantial weekly pay.
$2,405
▲ +41.6%
- $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 Lewisham — higher than 88% of areas.
| Lewisham | $2,405 |
|---|---|
| 2049, NSW | $2,284 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,344, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $813. Similarly, typical family incomes are well above the national average, sitting at $3,263 per week.
$2,405 ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,698
- 2016: $1,974
- 2021: $2,405
Median total household income per week.
$3,263 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,292
- 2016: $2,612
- 2021: $3,263
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 26.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, far above the 12.5% national figure. This is reflected in the homes, as 39.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the state average.
26.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
39.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lewisham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Lewisham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 27%.
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 Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12322/lewisham/topic/income