$612 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $436
- 2016: $515
- 2021: $612
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Surf Beach · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Surf Beach. The typical weekly family income is just $1,395, which is well below both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Surf Beach — lower than 81% of areas.
| Surf Beach | $1,099 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | $1,184 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,099, far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $612.
$612 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,099 ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,395 ▲ +62.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Surf Beach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
In Surf Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Surf Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13712/surf-beach/topic/income