$866 ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $698
- 2016: $730
- 2021: $866
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hawkesbury · State Electorate
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More people earn high weekly incomes in Hawkesbury than in most other similar areas. The typical weekly household income is $2,043, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hawkesbury — higher than 73% of areas.
| Hawkesbury | $2,043 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are higher than most areas and have grown since 2011. Families usually bring in $2,316 a week, while the typical person earns $866, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$866 ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,043 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,316 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 27.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national average. This proportion rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011, although 12.2% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is just slightly below the state average.
12.2%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.5%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Hawkesbury, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Hawkesbury splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Hawkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10033/hawkesbury/topic/income