$1,295 ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $890
- 2016: $1,052
- 2021: $1,295
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Palm Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Palm Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Wealth has grown significantly in Palm Beach, where typical weekly family incomes now reach $3,327. This is well above the New South Wales figure of $2,185, making it one of the highest-earning areas in the region.
$2,807
▲ +50.5%
- $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 Palm Beach — higher than 94% of areas.
| Palm Beach | $2,807 |
|---|---|
| 2108, NSW | $2,702 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,807, which is far above the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also among the highest at this level, with a typical person earning $1,295.
$2,807 ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,865
- 2016: $2,111
- 2021: $2,807
Median total household income per week.
$3,327 ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,224
- 2016: $2,517
- 2021: $3,327
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 43.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, 31.2% of people earn at least $2,000 weekly, which is far above the 12.5% seen across Australia.
31.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
43.2%
Higher than 96% 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 Palm Beach, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and $650–$1,499 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Palm Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with $3,000 or more at 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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13143/palm-beach/topic/income