$731 ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $707
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $731
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cessnock · State Electorate
Income in Cessnock
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A little below the national figure for typical household income is Cessnock, where weekly earnings have generally fallen since 2011. The area now sees lower typical incomes than most other similar places, with the typical household earning $1,605 a week.
$1,605
▼ -23.2%
- $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 Cessnock — lower than 60% of areas.
| Cessnock | $1,605 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,927, which is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. While personal weekly income rose slightly to $731 since 2011, typical household income fell by $485 over the same period.
$1,605 ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,090
- 2016: $1,264
- 2021: $1,605
Median total household income per week.
$1,927 ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,266
- 2016: $1,488
- 2021: $1,927
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in other areas, with only 17.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the state's 25.2%. This share has fallen 7.0 percentage points since 2011, and only 8.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
8.8%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cessnock splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cessnock, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) 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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10017/cessnock/topic/income