Riverside · Suburb / Locality

Income in Riverside

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly family incomes in Riverside are well below the state and national figures, with the typical family earning $1,674. This gap is reflected across the board, as most households and individuals earn less than those in the wider region and across Australia.

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📍 Riverside, Suburb / Locality

Where Riverside sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,461 ▲ +50.9%
  • $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 Riverside — lower than 55% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Riverside$1,461
2444, NSW $1,306
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household in Riverside earns $1,461 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. For individuals, the typical weekly personal income is $730, which is a little below the national figure of $805.

$730 ▲ +48.7%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $491
  • 2016: $606
  • 2021: $730

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,461 ▲ +50.9%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $968
  • 2016: $1,264
  • 2021: $1,461

Median total household income per week.

$1,674 ▲ +57.6%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,062
  • 2016: $1,406
  • 2021: $1,674

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 11.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. This is consistent with personal earnings, where only 3.2% of people bring in $3,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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Riverside splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with Under $650 at 17%.

Personal income distribution

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Riverside splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (42%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 11%.

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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13382/riverside/topic/income