Palm Grove · Suburb / Locality

Income in Palm Grove

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

Weekly family incomes in Palm Grove are well below the state and national figures, with the typical family earning $1,541. This gap reflects a broader trend across the area, where personal and household incomes both fall significantly short of New South Wales averages.

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📍 Palm Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Palm Grove sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,416
  • $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 Grove — lower than 58% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Palm Grove$1,416
2258, NSW $1,960
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical person in Palm Grove earns $562 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of $813. Typical household weekly incomes are also a little below the national average at $1,416.

$562

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $718
  • 2021: $562

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

$1,416

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,187
  • 2021: $1,416

Median total household income per week.

$1,541

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,656
  • 2021: $1,541

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 8.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the national figure.

Household income distribution

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In Palm Grove, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 50%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $3,000–$3,999 (14%).

Personal income distribution

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In Palm Grove, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.

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 Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13144/palm-grove/topic/income