$699 ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $513
- 2016: $568
- 2021: $699
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Telopea · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Telopea generally sit a little below the state and national figures. The typical household earns $1,465 a week, reflecting a modest financial profile compared to the wider region. This pattern is seen across families and individuals alike, with most residents earning less than the New South Wales average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Telopea — lower than 55% of areas.
| Telopea | $1,465 |
|---|---|
| 2117, NSW | $1,861 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Telopea earns $1,875 a week, which is a little below the state figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are lower than in most areas, with the typical person earning $699 weekly.
$699 ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,465 ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,875 ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Low earners make up a large part of the population, as nearly 45% of people earn under $650 a week. Only 17.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that is well below the national average of 22.6%.
9.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Telopea splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 25%.
In Telopea, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Telopea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13797/telopea/topic/income