$587 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $425
- 2016: $518
- 2021: $587
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Macquarie Fields · Suburb / Locality
Income in Macquarie Fields
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $600 in typical weekly family income separates Macquarie Fields from the New South Wales average. This area sees much lower earnings than most other parts of the state and the country. Almost half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
$1,374
▲ +38.9%
- $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 Macquarie Fields — lower than 62% of areas.
| Macquarie Fields | $1,374 |
|---|---|
| 2564, NSW | $1,378 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,576, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. The typical household earns $1,374 a week, and personal weekly income is much lower than most areas at $587.
$1,374 ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $989
- 2016: $1,211
- 2021: $1,374
Median total household income per week.
$1,576 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,097
- 2016: $1,337
- 2021: $1,576
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 11% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. This trend continues for individuals, with just 4.4% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly.
4.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Macquarie Fields splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12442/macquarie-fields/topic/income