$509 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $387
- 2016: $493
- 2021: $509
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bellingham · Suburb / Locality
Income in Bellingham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has stayed very low in Bellingham, with the typical household now earning just $1,050. This is much lower than most similar areas across the country. The local economy is defined by a lack of high earners, as no households in the area make $3,000 or more per week.
$1,050
▲ +3.8%
- $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 Bellingham — lower than 84% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Money coming in is well below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,312 a week, while the usual personal income is only $509, which is much lower than most other areas.
$1,050 ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,012
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $1,050
Median total household income per week.
$1,312 ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,041
- 2021: $1,312
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is spread unevenly, with 34.3% of households earning under $650 a week. While 5.7% of people earn over $2,000 weekly, this is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 12.5%.
5.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower 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 Bellingham, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bellingham, Under $650 is the majority at 67%; $650–$1,499 is next at 21%.
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 Bellingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60040/bellingham/topic/income