$745 ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $494
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $745
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Potato Point · Suburb / Locality
Income in Potato Point
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Potato Point are well below the state and national figures, with a typical family earning $1,531. This is much lower than most areas, reflecting a local economy where high-earners are rare.
$1,281
▲ +49.0%
- $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 Potato Point — lower than 69% of areas.
| Potato Point | $1,281 |
|---|---|
| 2545, NSW | $1,187 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,281 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. While personal weekly income is $745, which is about the same as the national figure, family and household earnings remain low compared to most other areas.
$1,281 ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $860
- 2016: $1,142
- 2021: $1,281
Median total household income per week.
$1,531 ▲ +54.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $992
- 2016: $1,521
- 2021: $1,531
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, as only 6.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week—far below the state's 25.2%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 43.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.8%
Lower than 80% 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 Potato Point, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Potato Point, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (40%) and $1,500–$2,999 (10%).
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 Potato Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13265/potato-point/topic/income