$884 ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $625
- 2016: $802
- 2021: $884
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Tennyson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Tennyson have grown significantly over the last decade, now reaching a typical $2,133. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits comfortably above the national figure.
$2,133
▲ +14.7%
- $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 Tennyson — higher than 81% of areas.
| Tennyson | $2,133 |
|---|---|
| 2754, NSW | $1,764 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $2,319 per week, which is much higher than most areas. Personal incomes are also strong, with the usual person earning $884 weekly, a little above the New South Wales figure of $813.
$2,133 ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,859
- 2016: $1,963
- 2021: $2,133
Median total household income per week.
$2,319 ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,764
- 2016: $2,125
- 2021: $2,319
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 31.1% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week, well above the national figure of 22.6%. This helps explain why the area is ranked as much higher than most for top-tier earners.
13.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Tennyson splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with $4,000 or more at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tennyson, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13804/tennyson/topic/income