$499 ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $371
- 2016: $446
- 2021: $499
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Nambucca Heads · Suburb / Locality
Income in Nambucca Heads
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Earnings have remained low in Nambucca Heads, where the typical weekly household income is just $839. This is far below the national figure, painting a picture of a community where most residents live on a modest budget.
$839
▲ +34.0%
- $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 Nambucca Heads — lower than 93% of areas.
| Nambucca Heads | $839 |
|---|---|
| 2448, NSW | $931 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $1,235, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $499 a week.
$839 ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $626
- 2016: $735
- 2021: $839
Median total household income per week.
$1,235 ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $800
- 2016: $944
- 2021: $1,235
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is reflected in personal pay, as only 3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
3.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Nambucca Heads splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Nambucca Heads, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12898/nambucca-heads/topic/income