Mountain Top · Suburb / Locality

Income in Mountain Top

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly earnings have remained relatively steady in Mountain Top, where typical family incomes are now about the same as the national figure. While families earn reasonably well, the overall household income is much lower than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Mountain Top, Suburb / Locality

Where Mountain Top sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,375
  • $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 Mountain Top — lower than 62% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Mountain Top$1,375
2480, NSW $1,326
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $2,125 a week, but the usual household income is well below the national figure at $1,375. Personal weekly incomes are around the middle for similar areas, sitting at $706.

$706

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $575
  • 2021: $706

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,375

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,375
  • 2021: $1,375

Median total household income per week.

$2,125

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,625
  • 2021: $2,125

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Over half of the people here earn under $650 a week. Only 6.4% of residents earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

Household income distribution

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Mountain Top splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with $4,000 or more at 33%.

Personal income distribution

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In Mountain Top, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.

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 Mountain Top [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12818/mountain-top/topic/income