$1,253 ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $775
- 2016: $881
- 2021: $1,253
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $3,216 make Wallaroo one of the wealthiest areas for its type. Residents here enjoy a far higher standard of living than the state and national figures. This wealth is reflected across both individual and household earnings.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wallaroo — higher than 98% of areas.
| Wallaroo | $3,107 |
|---|---|
| 2618 crosses ACT/NSW | $2,878 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $3,107 a week, which is far above the New South Wales figure of $1,829. This trend holds for individuals too, with typical personal weekly incomes reaching $1,253, well above the national figure of $805.
$1,253 ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$3,107 ▲ +54.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$3,216 ▲ +52.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earnings are common here, with 48.6% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week, far above the 22.6% seen across Australia. This is consistent with the fact that 24.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far above the national average.
24.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
48.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Wallaroo, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $3,000–$3,999 (17%).
Wallaroo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14130/wallaroo/topic/income