$602 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $421
- 2016: $495
- 2021: $602
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lithgow · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lithgow
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $800 separates the typical household income in Lithgow from the New South Wales figure. This is a low-income area where most residents earn well below the state and national averages. Only 9.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national rate of 22.6%.
$1,010
▲ +29.5%
- $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 Lithgow — lower than 86% of areas.
| Lithgow | $1,010 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | $1,184 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,010, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Other measures are also much lower than most areas, with typical family incomes at $1,422 and personal incomes at $602 per week.
$1,010 ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $780
- 2016: $834
- 2021: $1,010
Median total household income per week.
$1,422 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,078
- 2016: $1,233
- 2021: $1,422
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Low earners make up the bulk of the population, with 48.8% of people earning under $650 a week. This helps explain why the share of households earning $3,000 or more is far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%.
6.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
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 →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lithgow, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12356/lithgow/topic/income