Wooloweyah · Suburb / Locality

Income in Wooloweyah

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Roughly 40% of people in Wooloweyah typically earn between $650 and $1,499 a week. This small community sees typical personal incomes that are higher than most similar areas, though few residents earn the very high weekly amounts seen in the wider state.

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📍 Wooloweyah, Suburb / Locality

Where Wooloweyah sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,674 ▲ +54.9%
  • $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 Wooloweyah — higher than 58% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Wooloweyah$1,674
2464, NSW $1,141
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly personal income is $824, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Family income is similarly steady at $2,143 a week, while the typical household brings in $1,674.

$824 ▲ +58.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $520
  • 2016: $643
  • 2021: $824

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,674 ▲ +54.9%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,081
  • 2016: $1,305
  • 2021: $1,674

Median total household income per week.

$2,143 ▲ +84.6%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,161
  • 2016: $1,637
  • 2021: $2,143

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here, with only 7.5% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, a figure well below the national 12.5%. Similarly, the 15.6% of households earning over $3,000 a week is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.

Household income distribution

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Wooloweyah splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 15%.

Personal income distribution

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Wooloweyah splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.

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 Wooloweyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14429/wooloweyah/topic/income