$636 ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $490
- 2016: $605
- 2021: $636
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
The Rock · Suburb / Locality
Income in The Rock
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower weekly earnings shape daily life in The Rock, where a typical household brings in $1,358. This is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, meaning residents generally have less disposable income than people in most other parts of the country.
$1,358
▲ +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 The Rock — lower than 63% of areas.
| The Rock | $1,358 |
|---|---|
| 2655, NSW | $1,382 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in The Rock earns $636 a week, which is well below the national figure of $805. Similarly, typical family incomes of $1,754 are a little below the Australian average of $2,120.
$1,358 ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $907
- 2016: $1,228
- 2021: $1,358
Median total household income per week.
$1,754 ▲ +51.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,155
- 2016: $1,466
- 2021: $1,754
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 5.9% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. This is consistent with the fact that only 13.1% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, far below the New South Wales average.
5.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.1%
Lower than 59% 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 The Rock, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In The Rock, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for The Rock
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13854/the-rock/topic/income