$819 ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $581
- 2016: $712
- 2021: $819
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wagga Wagga · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wagga Wagga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household earnings in Wagga Wagga are well below both the state and national figures. While typical personal incomes keep pace with the rest of the country, many households earn significantly less than the Australian average. This creates a distinct gap between individual pay and total home incomes.
$1,355
▲ +38.5%
- $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 Wagga Wagga — lower than 63% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga | $1,355 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | $1,629 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,355 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. In contrast, typical personal income is $819, which is about the same as the national figure of $805.
$1,355 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $978
- 2016: $1,195
- 2021: $1,355
Median total household income per week.
$1,932 ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,339
- 2016: $1,663
- 2021: $1,932
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state average of 25.2%. About 10.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most similar areas.
10.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14101/wagga-wagga/topic/income