$1,223 ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $857
- 2016: $1,017
- 2021: $1,223
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Petersham · Suburb / Locality
Income in Petersham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of households in Petersham earn $3,000 or more each week. This is a wealthy area where typical incomes are well above the national and state figures. The high earnings are reflected across families, households, and individuals.
$2,217
▲ +32.0%
- $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 Petersham — higher than 84% of areas.
| Petersham | $2,217 |
|---|---|
| 2049, NSW | $2,284 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person here earns $1,223 a week, which is well above the Australian figure of $805. Weekly family income is also very high at $3,202, and the usual household income is $2,217, both of which are much higher than in most other areas.
$2,217 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,680
- 2016: $1,966
- 2021: $2,217
Median total household income per week.
$3,202 ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,227
- 2016: $2,647
- 2021: $3,202
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 24.3% of people earning at least $2,000 a week, far above the national figure of 12.5%. This is consistent with the 35.5% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, a rate far above the New South Wales average.
24.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Petersham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (25%), with $650–$1,499 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Petersham splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 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 Petersham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13202/petersham/topic/income