$1,064 ▲ +91.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $555
- 2016: $730
- 2021: $1,064
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brooklyn
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of Brooklyn households earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is a high-earning area where typical weekly personal incomes are well above the national figure. Most residents earn more than those in similar areas across the state.
$1,958
▲ +90.3%
- $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 Brooklyn — higher than 73% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,064, which is well above the $805 national figure. Family incomes are also strong at $2,395 a week, a little above the state and national averages.
$1,958 ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,029
- 2016: $1,460
- 2021: $1,958
Median total household income per week.
$2,395 ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,212
- 2016: $1,684
- 2021: $2,395
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 12.6% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most areas. About 22.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
12.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.5%
Higher than 68% 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 Brooklyn, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brooklyn, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20352/brooklyn/topic/income