$515 ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $379
- 2016: $454
- 2021: $515
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sheffield · Suburb / Locality
Income in Sheffield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are significantly lower than most other areas in Sheffield, which impacts the daily cost of living for residents. The typical household brings in $970 a week, a figure that is far below the national average.
$970
▲ +36.4%
- $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 Sheffield — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Money coming in is well below state and national levels across the board. The typical family earns $1,359 a week, while the usual personal weekly income is $515, both of which are much lower than in most other areas.
$970 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $711
- 2016: $797
- 2021: $970
Median total household income per week.
$1,359 ▲ +53.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $885
- 2016: $1,084
- 2021: $1,359
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Most of the population earns on the lower end, as 53.6% of people bring home less than $650 weekly.
4.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.5%
Lower than 75% 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 Sheffield, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sheffield, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60599/sheffield/topic/income