$1,336 ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $990
- 2016: $1,070
- 2021: $1,336
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Balmain · State Electorate
Income in Balmain
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly family incomes of $3,642 make Balmain one of the highest earning areas in the region. This level of wealth is far above the state and national figures, with high earners becoming even more common over the last decade. Most residents enjoy a standard of living well above the Australian average.
$2,444
▲ +23.4%
- $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 Balmain — higher than 93% of areas.
| Balmain | $2,444 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,444 a week, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also far above the New South Wales average, with the typical person earning $1,336 weekly.
$2,444 ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,981
- 2016: $2,173
- 2021: $2,444
Median total household income per week.
$3,642 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,636
- 2016: $3,028
- 2021: $3,642
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 41.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 17 points since 2011. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is far above the national average at 30.7%.
30.7%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
41.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Balmain, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 33%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and $650–$1,499 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Balmain splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 25%.
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 Balmain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10004/balmain/topic/income