$1,480 ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,050
- 2016: $1,217
- 2021: $1,480
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rushcutters Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 30% of households in Rushcutters Bay earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week, reflecting a generally wealthy area. The typical family income here is $3,413 per week, which is far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rushcutters Bay — higher than 69% of areas.
| Rushcutters Bay | $1,877 |
|---|---|
| 2011, NSW | $2,041 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Personal incomes are among the highest for similar areas, with the typical person earning $1,480 a week, far above the $805 national figure. Weekly family income is also well above the state average by $1,228.
$1,480 ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,877 ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$3,413 ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 28.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, far above the 12.5% national average. Similarly, households earning over $3,000 a week are much more common than in most other areas.
28.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Rushcutters Bay splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with $4,000 or more at 22%.
Rushcutters Bay splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Rushcutters Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13459/rushcutters-bay/topic/income