$507 ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $469
- 2016: $669
- 2021: $507
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Matong · Suburb / Locality
Income in Matong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of the people in Matong earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings fall well below the state and national figures. The gap is most evident in households, which earn far less than those in other parts of the country.
$780
▲ +2.2%
- $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 Matong — lower than 95% of areas.
| Matong | $780 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | $1,504 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is among the lowest at this level at $780, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical families earn $1,437 a week, and typical personal income is $507, both of which are well below the national average.
$780 ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $763
- 2016: $1,291
- 2021: $780
Median total household income per week.
$1,437 ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,042
- 2016: $1,687
- 2021: $1,437
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few homes earn $3,000 or more a week, at just 4.7%, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%. While 10.0% of people earn $2,000 or more a week—higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales average.
10.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Matong, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Matong, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $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 Matong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12533/matong/topic/income