$374 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $272
- 2021: $374
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lower Creek · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Daily life in Lower Creek is shaped by very low earnings, with typical weekly family incomes sitting at just $900. This is far below the national figure and among the lowest for similar areas. Most people here live on a tight budget, with nearly half of all residents earning under $650 a week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Creek — lower than 96% of areas.
| Lower Creek | $762 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | $1,126 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $762, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings are also very low, with the usual person earning $374 a week, well under the national figure of $805.
$374 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$762 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$900 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is concentrated at the bottom, as 48.2% of people earn under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Lower Creek, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 43%.
In Lower Creek, Under $650 is the majority at 77%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lower Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12413/lower-creek/topic/income