$493 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $372
- 2016: $460
- 2021: $493
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Income in West Kempsey
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in West Kempsey earns $1,213 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This gap highlights a community where incomes are much lower than most other areas across the state and country.
$925
▲ +46.1%
- $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 Kempsey — lower than 89% of areas.
| West Kempsey | $925 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | $1,126 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $925, far below the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with a typical personal weekly income of $493.
$925 ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $633
- 2016: $761
- 2021: $925
Median total household income per week.
$1,213 ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $813
- 2016: $978
- 2021: $1,213
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here; only 2.2% of residents make $2,000 or more a week, far below the 12.5% national average. Most of the population earns under $650 weekly, which accounts for 54.1% of personal incomes.
2.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 84% 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 Kempsey, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West Kempsey, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14264/west-kempsey/topic/income