$1,638 ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,144
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,638
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Woollahra · Suburb / Locality
Income in Woollahra
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far higher weekly earnings than the state and national figures define Woollahra as one of the wealthiest areas in the country. The typical family earns $4,557 a week, which is more than double the New South Wales average.
$3,013
▲ +38.7%
- $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 Woollahra — higher than 97% of areas.
| Woollahra | $3,013 |
|---|---|
| 2025, NSW | $3,013 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay for individuals and families is among the highest at this level. Typical households earn $3,013 a week, which is far above the Australian figure of $1,746.
$3,013 ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,173
- 2016: $2,529
- 2021: $3,013
Median total household income per week.
$4,557 ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,780
- 2016: $3,646
- 2021: $4,557
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are very common here, with 37.1% of people making $2,000 or more a week, compared to just 12.5% nationally. Nearly half of all households earn at least $3,000 weekly, a figure far above the 22.6% seen across Australia.
37.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
47.1%
Higher than 99% 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 Woollahra, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and $650–$1,499 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Woollahra splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $3,000 or more (26%), with Under $650 at 24%.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14422/woollahra/topic/income