$420 —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $537
- 2021: $420
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Income in Sherwood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $1,000 exists between the typical weekly family income in Sherwood and the New South Wales figure. This small area faces significant financial challenges, with incomes far below both state and national levels across all categories.
$749
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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 Sherwood — lower than 96% of areas.
| Sherwood | $749 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | $1,003 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns just $749 a week, which is among the lowest for this type of area. Weekly personal income is also very low at $420, falling far below the national figure of $805.
$749 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $687
- 2021: $749
Median total household income per week.
$1,125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,024
- 2021: $1,125
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is tightly clustered at the bottom end, with 72.2% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in Sherwood earns $2,000 or more weekly, a result far below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
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.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Sherwood, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 80%; Under $650 is next at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sherwood, Under $650 is the majority at 87%; $650–$1,499 is next at 13%.
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13553/sherwood/topic/income