$487 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $431
- 2021: $487
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Shallow Bay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Shallow Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower in Shallow Bay than in most other areas. The typical family earns $1,374 a week, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a community where few people earn high incomes and most residents live on more modest budgets.
$1,166
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- $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 Shallow Bay — lower than 77% of areas.
| Shallow Bay | $1,166 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | $980 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,166, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings are also far below the national average, with the typical person earning $487 a week.
$1,166 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $875
- 2021: $1,166
Median total household income per week.
$1,374 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $933
- 2021: $1,374
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; no households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national rate of 22.6%. This is reflected in the local spread, where 38.1% of households earn under $650 a week.
5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Shallow Bay, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Shallow Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Shallow Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13537/shallow-bay/topic/income