$1,022 ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $778
- 2016: $749
- 2021: $1,022
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newcastle West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Newcastle West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical person in Newcastle West now earns $1,022 a week, which is much higher than in most similar areas. While personal earnings are very strong, the overall mix of household incomes varies across the suburb. This creates a local landscape where individual high earners are common, even though typical household totals sit slightly below the state figure.
$1,639
▲ +36.6%
- $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 Newcastle West — higher than 56% of areas.
| Newcastle West | $1,639 |
|---|---|
| 2302, NSW | $1,684 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Personal income is well above the national figure of $805, with the typical resident earning $1,022 a week. Family incomes are also strong at $2,318, while typical household earnings of $1,639 are a little below the New South Wales average.
$1,639 ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,306
- 2021: $1,639
Median total household income per week.
$2,318 ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,600
- 2016: $1,894
- 2021: $2,318
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 16.7% of people making over $2,000 a week, which is well above the national rate of 12.5%. However, households earning $3,000 or more each week make up 19.3% of the area, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
16.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Newcastle West splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Newcastle West splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and Under $650 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
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 Newcastle West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12960/newcastle-west/topic/income