$520 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $391
- 2016: $404
- 2021: $520
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Watsons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Income in Watsons Creek
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $1,000 exists between the typical household income in Watsons Creek and the New South Wales figure. This area is among the lowest in the region for earnings, with the typical household bringing in just $743 a week.
$743
▲ +11.9%
- $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 Watsons Creek — lower than 96% of areas.
| Watsons Creek | $743 |
|---|---|
| 2355, NSW | $949 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are much lower than most areas. Families usually earn $1,343, while the typical person earns $520, both of which are well below the national figures.
$743 ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $664
- 2016: $662
- 2021: $743
Median total household income per week.
$1,343 ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $908
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $1,343
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the state's 25.2%. Most of the population earns under $650 a week.
6.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.5%
Lower than 80% 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 Watsons Creek, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (8%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Watsons Creek, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Watsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14206/watsons-creek/topic/income