Padstow Heights · Suburb / Locality

Income in Padstow Heights

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

More than a quarter of households in Padstow Heights earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is a relatively affluent area where typical weekly family incomes reach $2,484, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Padstow Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Padstow Heights sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,938 ▲ +37.0%
  • $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 Padstow Heights — higher than 72% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Padstow Heights$1,938
2211, NSW $1,898
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,938, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings follow a similar pattern, with the typical personal weekly income of $841 sitting higher than most areas.

$841 ▲ +47.0%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $572
  • 2016: $659
  • 2021: $841

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,938 ▲ +37.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,415
  • 2016: $1,523
  • 2021: $1,938

Median total household income per week.

$2,484 ▲ +48.1%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,677
  • 2016: $2,017
  • 2021: $2,484

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are common here, with 28.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week—a figure well above the New South Wales average of 25.2%. However, personal income is more spread out, as 37.9% of people earn under $650 a week.

Household income distribution

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Padstow Heights splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $650–$1,499 (24%), with Under $650 at 19%.

Personal income distribution

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In Padstow Heights, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).

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 Padstow Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13132/padstow-heights/topic/income