Albury · State Electorate

Income in Albury

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

Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Albury, where the typical household earns $1,386 a week. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national figures for both family and household pay.

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📍 Albury, State Electorate

Where Albury sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,386 ▲ +42.2%
  • $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
  • $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
  • $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
  • $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
  • $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
  • $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
  • $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
  • $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
  • $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
  • $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
  • $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
  • $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
  • $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
  • $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
  • $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
  • $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
  • $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
  • $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
  • $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
  • $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
  • $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
  • $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
  • $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
  • $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
  • $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
  • $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
  • $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
  • $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Albury — lower than 80% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Albury$1,386
Rest of NSW $1,434
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household in Albury earns $1,386 weekly, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical family income is also a little below the national average at $1,839, though personal weekly earnings of $749 are about the same as the rest of Australia.

$749 ▲ +41.6%

Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $529
  • 2016: $620
  • 2021: $749

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

$1,386 ▲ +42.2%

Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $975
  • 2016: $1,153
  • 2021: $1,386

Median total household income per week.

$1,839 ▲ +44.5%

Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,273
  • 2016: $1,464
  • 2021: $1,839

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 14% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. Meanwhile, a large portion of the population earns under $650 a week, accounting for 40.5% of all personal incomes.

Household income distribution

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Albury splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.

Personal income distribution

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In Albury, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10001/albury/topic/income