$554 ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $383
- 2016: $462
- 2021: $554
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Nowra · Suburb / Locality
Income in Nowra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than half of all people in Nowra earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for families and individuals sit far below both the state and national figures.
$1,037
▲ +51.8%
- $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 Nowra — lower than 85% of areas.
| Nowra | $1,037 |
|---|---|
| 2541, NSW | $1,235 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income in Nowra is $1,327, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Weekly household and personal incomes are also much lower than in most other areas.
$1,037 ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $683
- 2016: $808
- 2021: $1,037
Median total household income per week.
$1,327 ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $869
- 2016: $1,038
- 2021: $1,327
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This gap is also seen in personal earnings, where only 3.8% of people earn over $2,000 weekly.
3.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Nowra, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Nowra, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Nowra
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Nowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13039/nowra/topic/income