$612 ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $399
- 2016: $488
- 2021: $612
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tweed Heads West · Suburb / Locality
Income in Tweed Heads West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly lower in Tweed Heads West than in most other parts of the country. The typical household earns just $1,029 a week, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local economy where a large majority of residents live on more modest budgets.
$1,029
▲ +44.7%
- $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 Tweed Heads West — lower than 85% of areas.
| Tweed Heads West | $1,029 |
|---|---|
| 2485, NSW | $1,096 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income of $1,407 is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings are also low, with the typical person in the area taking home $612 a week.
$1,029 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $711
- 2016: $842
- 2021: $1,029
Median total household income per week.
$1,407 ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $902
- 2016: $1,122
- 2021: $1,407
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 7.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. This is reflected in the personal data, where nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
4.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.8%
Lower than 77% 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 Tweed Heads West, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tweed Heads West, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Tweed Heads West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14004/tweed-heads-west/topic/income