$1,566 ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,146
- 2016: $1,322
- 2021: $1,566
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
North Sydney · Suburb / Locality
Income in North Sydney
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 40% of households in North Sydney earn $3,000 or more a week, marking it as one of the wealthiest areas in the country. This high concentration of wealth is reflected across every measure, with typical weekly incomes far exceeding both state and national figures.
$2,405
▲ +24.9%
- $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 North Sydney — higher than 88% of areas.
| North Sydney | $2,405 |
|---|---|
| 2060, NSW | $2,463 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $2,405, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. This trend is even more striking for individuals, whose typical weekly personal income of $1,566 is far above the Australian figure of $805.
$2,405 ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,926
- 2016: $2,272
- 2021: $2,405
Median total household income per week.
$3,532 ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,635
- 2016: $2,988
- 2021: $3,532
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 34.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 12.5% seen across Australia. Similarly, the 40.6% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far above the New South Wales average.
34.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
40.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →North Sydney splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $4,000 or more (30%), with $650–$1,499 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In North Sydney, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (22%).
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 North Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13020/north-sydney/topic/income