$605 ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $542
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $605
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Symonston · Suburb / Locality
Income in Symonston
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Symonston have remained far below typical levels since the last census. The typical household earns just $841 a week, which is far below the national figure and the territory average. This makes the area one of the lowest-earning spots in the region.
$841
▲ +14.6%
- $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 Symonston — lower than 93% of areas.
| Symonston | $841 |
|---|---|
| 2609, ACT | $1,116 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,215 weekly, which is far below the ACT average of $2,872. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with a typical person earning $605 a week.
$841 ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $734
- 2016: $796
- 2021: $841
Median total household income per week.
$1,215 ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,042
- 2016: $1,307
- 2021: $1,215
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the territory's 36.4%. Most residents earn under $1,500 weekly, and no one earns $3,000 or more personally.
2.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Symonston splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Symonston, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Symonston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80121/symonston/topic/income