$476 ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $434
- 2021: $476
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lightning Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lightning Ridge
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $792 marks Lightning Ridge as one of the lowest-earning areas in the country. This figure is far below the national typical of $1,746, reflecting a community where most residents live on very modest means.
$792
▲ +46.4%
- $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 Lightning Ridge — lower than 95% of areas.
| Lightning Ridge | $792 |
|---|---|
| 2834, NSW | $793 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is much lower than most areas at $476, which is far below the national figure of $805. Similarly, the typical family income of $1,186 is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185.
$792 ▲ +46.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $541
- 2016: $681
- 2021: $792
Median total household income per week.
$1,186 ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $765
- 2016: $910
- 2021: $1,186
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 3.8% of residents making $2,000 or more a week compared to 12.5% nationally. This is consistent with the household data, where only 6.1% earn $3,000 or more weekly, far below the state figure of 25.2%.
3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lightning Ridge splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lightning Ridge, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Lightning Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12329/lightning-ridge/topic/income