$532 ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $385
- 2016: $460
- 2021: $532
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bankstown · State Electorate
Income in Bankstown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Bankstown are much lower than most similar areas, with the typical family earning $1,523. While pay has risen since 2011, the area remains well below state and national figures across all income measures.
$1,375
▲ +37.8%
- $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 Bankstown — lower than 81% of areas.
| Bankstown | $1,375 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,375, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal weekly income is among the lowest for this level at $532, though it has risen by $147 since 2011.
$1,375 ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $998
- 2016: $1,154
- 2021: $1,375
Median total household income per week.
$1,523 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,086
- 2016: $1,277
- 2021: $1,523
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people here earn high wages; only 4.7% of residents make $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Half of all people in Bankstown earn under $650 weekly.
4.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.6%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bankstown splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bankstown, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $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 Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10005/bankstown/topic/income