$763 ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $495
- 2016: $612
- 2021: $763
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Wallsend · Suburb / Locality
Income in West Wallsend
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in West Wallsend have remained steady over the last decade. The typical family earns $1,979 a week, which is about the same as the national figure. Most residents earn a modest income, with very few high earners compared to the rest of the state.
$1,627
▲ +53.9%
- $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 West Wallsend — higher than 56% of areas.
| West Wallsend | $1,627 |
|---|---|
| 2286, NSW | $1,695 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,979, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. The typical household earns $1,627 a week and a typical person earns $763, both of which are about the same as across Australia.
$1,627 ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,057
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,627
Median total household income per week.
$1,979 ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,158
- 2016: $1,431
- 2021: $1,979
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in the wider state, with only 17.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 25.2%. Similarly, only 7.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
7.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →West Wallsend splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West Wallsend, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14270/west-wallsend/topic/income