$843 ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $660
- 2021: $843
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Charlestown · State Electorate
Income in Charlestown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher typical incomes than most similar areas define Charlestown, where weekly family earnings now sit at $2,285. This growth is significant, with family incomes rising by $964 since 2011. Most households and individuals earn around the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
$1,829
▲ +65.1%
- $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 Charlestown — higher than 59% of areas.
| Charlestown | $1,829 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $843, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of $805. Household incomes follow a similar pattern, with the typical weekly amount of $1,829 matching the state average.
$1,829 ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,108
- 2016: $1,411
- 2021: $1,829
Median total household income per week.
$2,285 ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,321
- 2016: $1,790
- 2021: $2,285
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A larger share of the population earns high incomes compared to most areas, with 25.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week. This is a big jump from 2011, when only 6.8% of households earned that amount.
13.9%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.2%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Charlestown splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Charlestown, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10018/charlestown/topic/income