$811 ▲ +70.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $477
- 2016: $673
- 2021: $811
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Somerton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Somerton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household earnings in Somerton are well below the state and national figures. While personal incomes are higher than most areas, few people here earn very high wages. This creates a gap where individual earnings are steady, but overall household wealth remains lower than the New South Wales average.
$1,455
▲ +54.5%
- $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 Somerton — lower than 56% of areas.
| Somerton | $1,455 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | $1,468 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $811, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the typical household earns $1,455 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829.
$1,455 ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $942
- 2016: $1,268
- 2021: $1,455
Median total household income per week.
$2,028 ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,102
- 2016: $1,770
- 2021: $2,028
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, households earning $3,000 or more per week make up 16% of the area, a figure well below the state average.
6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.0%
Higher than 50% 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 Somerton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Somerton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13588/somerton/topic/income