$734 ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $506
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $734
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bathurst · State Electorate
Income in Bathurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed across the board in Bathurst since 2011, though most residents still earn less than the national figure. The typical household now brings in $1,424 a week, which is much lower than most other areas. While incomes are rising, the area still has a smaller proportion of high earners compared to the rest of the state.
$1,424
▲ +38.8%
- $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 Bathurst — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bathurst | $1,424 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,892 a week, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal earnings have also grown, with the usual weekly pay rising $228 since 2011 to reach $734.
$1,424 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,026
- 2016: $1,177
- 2021: $1,424
Median total household income per week.
$1,892 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,341
- 2016: $1,501
- 2021: $1,892
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 15.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the state's 25.2%. This is a shift from 2011, when only 6.9% of households reached that level.
9.0%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bathurst splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bathurst, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10007/bathurst/topic/income