$939 ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $655
- 2016: $778
- 2021: $939
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Loftus · Suburb / Locality
Income in Loftus
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 38% of people in Loftus earn under $650 a week, yet the area remains wealthy overall. This creates a sharp contrast where a large number of low earners live alongside households with very high weekly incomes.
$2,425
▲ +45.1%
- $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 Loftus — higher than 88% of areas.
| Loftus | $2,425 |
|---|---|
| 2232, NSW | $2,157 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Loftus earns $2,791 a week, which is well above the national figure of $2,120. This is much higher than most areas, with typical household incomes also sitting well above those in New South Wales and across Australia.
$2,425 ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,671
- 2016: $2,083
- 2021: $2,425
Median total household income per week.
$2,791 ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,915
- 2016: $2,269
- 2021: $2,791
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 37.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far above the national average of 22.6%. This is consistent with the fact that 19.3% of individuals earn over $2,000 a week, which is much higher than most areas.
19.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Loftus splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $4,000 or more (24%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Loftus, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
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 Loftus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12380/loftus/topic/income