$560 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $433
- 2021: $560
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Income in South Arm
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in South Arm have remained consistently low compared to state and national figures. The typical family income is $1,593, which is well below the New South Wales average. Most residents earn modest amounts, with over half of the people in the area bringing home less than $650 each week.
$1,452
—
- $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 South Arm — lower than 56% of areas.
| South Arm | $1,452 |
|---|---|
| 2460, NSW | $1,165 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $560, much lower than most similar areas and well below the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also low, with the typical family earning $1,593 a week, which is $527 below the Australian average.
$1,452 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $937
- 2021: $1,452
Median total household income per week.
$1,593 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,263
- 2021: $1,593
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 14.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25.2%. This is consistent with personal earnings, as only 9.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is a little below the national level.
9.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →South Arm splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In South Arm, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13590/south-arm/topic/income