$555 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $392
- 2016: $475
- 2021: $555
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sefton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Sefton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for many in Sefton is well below state and national levels, creating a landscape where most residents live on modest means. The typical family earns $1,674 a week, which is $511 less than the New South Wales figure.
$1,528
▲ +55.1%
- $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 Sefton — lower than 51% of areas.
| Sefton | $1,528 |
|---|---|
| 2162, NSW | $1,404 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $555, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the national average. Household weekly income is slightly lower than the national figure at $1,528.
$1,528 ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $985
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,528
Median total household income per week.
$1,674 ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,103
- 2016: $1,390
- 2021: $1,674
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Half of all people in Sefton earn under $650 a week, while only 5.2% earn $2,000 or more. This is well below the 12.5% national figure, and only 18.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sefton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sefton, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13531/sefton/topic/income