$600 ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $458
- 2016: $534
- 2021: $600
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Salamander Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $700 separates the typical weekly family income in Salamander Bay from the New South Wales average. This is an area where earnings are well below the state and national figures across the board. Most residents earn a modest income, with very few high-earners compared to other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Salamander Bay — lower than 80% of areas.
| Salamander Bay | $1,107 |
|---|---|
| 2317, NSW | $1,169 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,107, which is far below the NSW figure of $1,829. Similarly, the typical person earns $600 a week, well below the $813 seen across New South Wales.
$600 ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,107 ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,466 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 25.2% state average. Half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly, while just 2.3% earn $3,000 or more.
6.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Salamander Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
In Salamander Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Salamander Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13478/salamander-bay/topic/income