$575 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $566
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Running Stream · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are far lower than average in Running Stream, where the typical family earns just $1,292. This creates a stark contrast with the rest of the state, as most residents live on budgets significantly tighter than those in other New South Wales towns.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Running Stream — lower than 88% of areas.
| Running Stream | $959 |
|---|---|
| 2850, NSW | $1,671 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household brings in $959 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. This trend continues with personal incomes, which are well below the national figure at $575 per week.
$575 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$959 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,292 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with 0% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. Only 5.3% of households earn over $3,000 weekly, which is far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Running Stream splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
In Running Stream, Under $650 is the majority at 66%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Running Stream [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13456/running-stream/topic/income