$1,309 ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $933
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $1,309
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Income in Newtown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $3,383 are among the highest for this type of area in Newtown. This is well above both the state and national figures, marking the area as a high-earning hub. Higher personal and household incomes follow a similar strong pattern.
$2,330
▲ +32.9%
- $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 Newtown — higher than 87% of areas.
| Newtown | $2,330 |
|---|---|
| 2042, NSW | $2,328 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Newtown earns $1,309 a week, which is far above the national figure of $805. Typical households also earn much more than most areas, bringing in $2,330 per week.
$2,330 ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,753
- 2016: $2,080
- 2021: $2,330
Median total household income per week.
$3,383 ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,368
- 2016: $2,694
- 2021: $3,383
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 26.6% of people making $2,000 or more a week—far above the 12.5% national average. Similarly, 37.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the Australian figure of 22.6%.
26.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Newtown splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Newtown splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 26%.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12969/newtown/topic/income