$608 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $432
- 2016: $490
- 2021: $608
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rainbow Flat · Suburb / Locality
Income in Rainbow Flat
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Rainbow Flat earn under $650 a week. This makes the area's typical incomes well below the state and national figures, reflecting a community where most residents live on modest budgets.
$1,299
▲ +40.0%
- $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 Rainbow Flat — lower than 68% of areas.
| Rainbow Flat | $1,299 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | $1,107 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical family here earns $1,399 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household and personal incomes are also lower than most areas and fall well below the national typicals.
$1,299 ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $928
- 2016: $1,267
- 2021: $1,299
Median total household income per week.
$1,399 ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,066
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,399
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.4% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the state average.
6.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% 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 Rainbow Flat, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Rainbow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13318/rainbow-flat/topic/income