$711 ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $480
- 2016: $570
- 2021: $711
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ocean Shores · Suburb / Locality
Income in Ocean Shores
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Ocean Shores are generally lower than the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,743 a week, which is well below the New South Wales average. This gap is reflected across the area, with fewer high-income earners than in most other parts of the country.
$1,471
▲ +62.2%
- $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 Ocean Shores — lower than 54% of areas.
| Ocean Shores | $1,471 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | $1,442 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,471 per week, and the typical person earns $711. Both figures are a little below the Australian and New South Wales typicals.
$1,471 ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $907
- 2016: $1,096
- 2021: $1,471
Median total household income per week.
$1,743 ▲ +66.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,048
- 2016: $1,280
- 2021: $1,743
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 12.4% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, far below the state's 25.2%. Similarly, only 6.4% of people earn $2,000 or more per week, which is well below the national figure.
6.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ocean Shores splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ocean Shores, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13081/ocean-shores/topic/income