$569 ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $387
- 2016: $480
- 2021: $569
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Swansea · Suburb / Locality
Income in Swansea
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Swansea are far below the New South Wales figure. This is a low-earning area where the typical family brings in $1,423 a week, which is well below the national average.
$1,037
▲ +46.5%
- $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 Swansea — lower than 85% of areas.
| Swansea | $1,037 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | $1,400 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,037 a week, a figure far below both the state and national totals. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $569.
$1,037 ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $708
- 2016: $874
- 2021: $1,037
Median total household income per week.
$1,423 ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $945
- 2016: $1,210
- 2021: $1,423
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. Over half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
5.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Swansea splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and Under $650 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Swansea, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13726/swansea/topic/income