$607 ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $415
- 2016: $505
- 2021: $607
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Surfside · Suburb / Locality
Income in Surfside
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly budgets are tight for many in Surfside, where typical family incomes are well below the national figure. A typical family earns $1,419 a week, which is much lower than most other areas. This reflects a broader trend of lower earnings across the local community.
$1,168
▲ +49.7%
- $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 Surfside — lower than 77% of areas.
| Surfside | $1,168 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | $1,184 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income of $1,168 is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person bringing in $607 a week.
$1,168 ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $780
- 2016: $910
- 2021: $1,168
Median total household income per week.
$1,419 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $908
- 2016: $1,075
- 2021: $1,419
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where nearly half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
4.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.0%
Lower than 79% 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 Surfside, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Surfside, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Surfside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13713/surfside/topic/income