$749 ▲ +53.2%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $599
- 2021: $749
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballina · State Electorate
Income in Ballina
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical earnings than most similar areas define the income profile of Ballina. While weekly pay for families and households has risen since 2011, the area remains a little below the state and national figures. Most residents earn a modest amount, with nearly 40% of people bringing home under $650 a week.
$1,488
▲ +63.0%
- $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 Ballina — lower than 70% of areas.
| Ballina | $1,488 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Ballina earns $1,880 a week, which is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical weekly household income is $1,488, while the usual person earns $749, which is about the same as the national figure.
$1,488 ▲ +63.0%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $913
- 2016: $1,153
- 2021: $1,488
Median total household income per week.
$1,880 ▲ +68.2%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,118
- 2016: $1,411
- 2021: $1,880
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with 17.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the state average of 25.2%. This is a rise from 2011, and 9.4% of people now earn $2,000 or more weekly, though this remains well below the national trend.
9.4%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.6%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ballina splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballina, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10003/ballina/topic/income