$506 ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $364
- 2016: $465
- 2021: $506
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Whalan · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have remained much lower than most other areas in Whalan since 2011. The typical family earns just $1,354 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whalan — lower than 77% of areas.
| Whalan | $1,160 |
|---|---|
| 2770, NSW | $1,326 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,160, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $506 a week.
$506 ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,160 ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,354 ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. This is reflected in personal earnings, where over half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
2.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Whalan, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (27%).
In Whalan, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14283/whalan/topic/income