$623 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $422
- 2016: $529
- 2021: $623
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Shoal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Shoal Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Shoal Bay, where the typical household earns just $1,007 a week. This is far below both the state and national figures, marking it as an area with significantly lower earnings across families and individuals.
$1,007
▲ +47.4%
- $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 Shoal Bay — lower than 86% of areas.
| Shoal Bay | $1,007 |
|---|---|
| 2315, NSW | $1,310 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,441 weekly, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This trend continues for individuals, with a typical personal income of $623, also well below the national average.
$1,007 ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $683
- 2016: $908
- 2021: $1,007
Median total household income per week.
$1,441 ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $992
- 2016: $1,191
- 2021: $1,441
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Most people here earn under $650 weekly, accounting for 45% of the personal income distribution.
7.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.0%
Lower than 76% 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 Shoal Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Shoal Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Shoal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13554/shoal-bay/topic/income