$476 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $430
- 2016: $481
- 2021: $476
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wakool · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wakool
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Wakool are among the lowest for similar areas. The typical family earns just $1,062 per week, which is far below both the state and national figures. This reflects a community where most people live on modest means.
$888
▲ +14.1%
- $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 Wakool — lower than 91% of areas.
| Wakool | $888 |
|---|---|
| 2710, NSW | $1,211 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $888, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $476 a week.
$888 ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $778
- 2016: $871
- 2021: $888
Median total household income per week.
$1,062 ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,028
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,062
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 2.3% of individuals making $2,000 or more weekly. This is far below the national figure of 12.5%, and nearly half of all households earn between $650 and $1,499 per week.
2.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.6%
Lower than 89% 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 Wakool, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 44%, followed by Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wakool, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Wakool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14108/wakool/topic/income