$561 ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $573
- 2016: $496
- 2021: $561
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tomago · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Tomago have remained very low compared to the rest of the state. The typical household income is just $788, which is far below both the New South Wales and national figures. This creates a local economy where very few people earn high salaries.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tomago — lower than 95% of areas.
| Tomago | $788 |
|---|---|
| 2322, NSW | $1,811 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are among the lowest for similar areas at $1,107, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Similarly, the typical personal income of $561 is well below the national average.
$561 ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$788 ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,107 ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 1.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, far below the 12.5% national figure. This is reflected in household data, where the 5.5% earning over $3,000 weekly is much lower than most areas.
1.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Tomago, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
In Tomago, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Tomago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13907/tomago/topic/income