$561 ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $388
- 2016: $464
- 2021: $561
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Maitland · Suburb / Locality
Income in South Maitland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in South Maitland, where the typical household brings in just $995. This is far below the national figure, marking it as an area where most residents live on a much tighter budget than people in other parts of the country.
$995
▲ +34.3%
- $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 Maitland — lower than 87% of areas.
| South Maitland | $995 |
|---|---|
| 2320, NSW | $1,807 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,446 a week, which is well below both the New South Wales and national figures. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $561.
$995 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $741
- 2016: $931
- 2021: $995
Median total household income per week.
$1,446 ▲ +68.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $860
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,446
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%. More than half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
6.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.6%
Lower than 72% 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 South Maitland, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In South Maitland, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in South Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13607/south-maitland/topic/income