$785 ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $485
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $785
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Income in Waratah
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Waratah are higher than in most similar areas, though most households earn close to the state and national figures. The area has a broad mix of earners, with the typical household bringing in $1,511 a week.
$1,511
▲ +60.7%
- $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 Waratah — lower than 52% of areas.
| Waratah | $1,511 |
|---|---|
| 2298, NSW | $1,617 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,090 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. Individual personal incomes are around the middle for similar areas at $785 weekly.
$1,511 ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $940
- 2016: $1,116
- 2021: $1,511
Median total household income per week.
$2,090 ▲ +52.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,371
- 2016: $1,572
- 2021: $2,090
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 17.7% of households earning $3,000 or more each week. This is well below the state figure of 25.2%.
8.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.7%
Higher 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 →Waratah splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Waratah, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14159/waratah/topic/income