$578 ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $441
- 2016: $553
- 2021: $578
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Silverwater · Suburb / Locality
Income in Silverwater
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly earnings have remained low in Silverwater, where the usual personal income is just $578. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below the national figure. Most people here earn less than $650 a week, contributing to a lower overall income profile for the suburb.
$1,387
▲ +63.2%
- $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 Silverwater — lower than 61% of areas.
| Silverwater | $1,387 |
|---|---|
| 2264, NSW | $1,344 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,593, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household income follows a similar pattern at $1,387 a week, which is well below both the state and national averages.
$1,387 ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $850
- 2016: $1,160
- 2021: $1,387
Median total household income per week.
$1,593 ▲ +77.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $1,575
- 2021: $1,593
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 52.9% of people earn under $650 weekly.
4.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Silverwater splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Silverwater, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13561/silverwater/topic/income