$620 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $477
- 2021: $620
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Penrose · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Penrose earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for families and individuals are well below both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Penrose — lower than 81% of areas.
| Penrose | $1,091 |
|---|---|
| 2579, NSW | $1,589 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income of $1,416 is much lower than most areas, sitting well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are also far below the state and national averages.
$620 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,091 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,416 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
About 18.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. High earners are also less common here, with only 7.6% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly.
7.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Penrose, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (23%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
In Penrose, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Penrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13196/penrose/topic/income