$1,442 ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $986
- 2016: $1,160
- 2021: $1,442
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Surry Hills · Suburb / Locality
Income in Surry Hills
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Surry Hills ranks among the highest areas for earnings in the region. The typical weekly family income is $3,551, which is far above both the state and national figures. This creates a high-earning profile for the neighborhood.
$2,308
▲ +31.1%
- $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 Surry Hills — higher than 87% of areas.
| Surry Hills | $2,308 |
|---|---|
| 2010, NSW | $2,297 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,442, far above the national figure of $805. Households also earn well above the Australian typical of $1,746, with a typical weekly income of $2,308.
$2,308 ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,760
- 2016: $2,144
- 2021: $2,308
Median total household income per week.
$3,551 ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,448
- 2016: $2,944
- 2021: $3,551
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 30.5% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is far above the 12.5% national figure. Similarly, 37.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a far higher share than the 22.6% seen across Australia.
30.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Surry Hills splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Surry Hills splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 24%.
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 Surry Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13714/surry-hills/topic/income