$471 ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $397
- 2016: $447
- 2021: $471
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Quaama · Suburb / Locality
Income in Quaama
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of just $471 marks Quaama as one of the lowest-earning areas in the region. Most residents live on modest means, with very few households reaching high-income levels compared to the rest of the state.
$1,058
▲ +17.6%
- $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 Quaama — lower than 83% of areas.
| Quaama | $1,058 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | $1,245 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family incomes are far below the New South Wales figure, with a typical family earning $1,197. Household and personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, at $1,058 and $471 respectively.
$1,058 ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $806
- 2021: $1,058
Median total household income per week.
$1,197 ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,142
- 2016: $990
- 2021: $1,197
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 3.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. Over half of all people earn less than $650 weekly.
1.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.5%
Lower 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 →In Quaama, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 53%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Quaama, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Quaama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13298/quaama/topic/income