$605 ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $393
- 2016: $503
- 2021: $605
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunshine Bay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Sunshine Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Sunshine Bay earn less than $650 a week. This makes it a low-income area where typical earnings for families and individuals fall well below state and national figures.
$1,138
▲ +45.7%
- $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 Sunshine Bay — lower than 79% of areas.
| Sunshine Bay | $1,138 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | $1,184 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is much lower than in most areas, with the typical family earning $1,355. This is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185 and the national figure of $2,120.
$1,138 ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $781
- 2016: $960
- 2021: $1,138
Median total household income per week.
$1,355 ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $883
- 2016: $1,134
- 2021: $1,355
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high incomes, with only 5.5% making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia, and just 7.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
5.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Sunshine Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (24%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunshine Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Sunshine Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13710/sunshine-bay/topic/income