$636 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $703
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Wolumla · Suburb / Locality
Income in South Wolumla
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are generally low in South Wolumla, where the typical family takes home $1,625. This is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185, reflecting a local economy where most people earn significantly less than the state and national averages.
$1,471
—
- $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 Wolumla — lower than 54% of areas.
| South Wolumla | $1,471 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | $1,245 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,471 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are even lower at $636, a figure that sits well below both the state and Australian averages.
$1,471 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,562
- 2021: $1,471
Median total household income per week.
$1,625 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,699
- 2021: $1,625
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 25% of households earn $3,000 or more a week—which is a little above the national figure—high individual earners are rare. Only 6.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
6.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.0%
Higher than 74% 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 Wolumla, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $3,000–$3,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In South Wolumla, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 South Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13618/south-wolumla/topic/income