$481 ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $340
- 2016: $412
- 2021: $481
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Warrawong · Suburb / Locality
Income in Warrawong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far lower incomes than most areas define Warrawong, where the typical weekly household earns just $908. This is significantly below the national figure of $1,746, marking the area as one with very low earning levels across families and individuals.
$908
▲ +40.6%
- $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 Warrawong — lower than 90% of areas.
| Warrawong | $908 |
|---|---|
| 2502, NSW | $1,138 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,274, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person bringing in $481 a week.
$908 ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $646
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $908
Median total household income per week.
$1,274 ▲ +58.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $805
- 2016: $963
- 2021: $1,274
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.3% of households earning over $3,000 a week compared to 22.6% nationally. This is reflected in personal income, where 57.2% of people earn under $650 weekly.
2.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Warrawong splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and Under $650 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Warrawong, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14185/warrawong/topic/income