$706 ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $508
- 2021: $706
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Palmers Island · Suburb / Locality
Income in Palmers Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Palmers Island have stayed well below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,694 a week, which is $491 less than the New South Wales average.
$1,404
▲ +70.6%
- $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 Palmers Island — lower than 59% of areas.
| Palmers Island | $1,404 |
|---|---|
| 2463, NSW | $1,129 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $1,404, which is a little below the Australian figure. Personal weekly incomes are also slightly lower than the national average at $706.
$1,404 ▲ +70.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $823
- 2016: $1,057
- 2021: $1,404
Median total household income per week.
$1,694 ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,010
- 2016: $1,321
- 2021: $1,694
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14.9% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 42.2% of the population.
8.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.9%
Lower than 53% 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 Palmers Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Palmers Island, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Palmers Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13147/palmers-island/topic/income