$524 ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $389
- 2016: $469
- 2021: $524
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Haven · Suburb / Locality
Income in West Haven
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in West Haven, where typical family income is just $1,324. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below the New South Wales figure. The local economy is marked by a high proportion of residents living on modest means.
$940
▲ +38.2%
- $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 West Haven — lower than 89% of areas.
| West Haven | $940 |
|---|---|
| 2443, NSW | $913 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $940 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person in West Haven bringing in $524 weekly.
$940 ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $680
- 2016: $781
- 2021: $940
Median total household income per week.
$1,324 ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $836
- 2016: $1,004
- 2021: $1,324
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the state average of 25.2%. This gap is reflected in the personal income data, where 60% of people earn under $650 a week.
3.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.0%
Lower than 79% 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 West Haven, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West Haven, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $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 West Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14262/west-haven/topic/income