$587 ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $555
- 2016: $495
- 2021: $587
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Liverpool · State Electorate
Income in Liverpool
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is notably lower for many people in Liverpool than in other parts of the country. The typical family earns $1,663 a week, which is well below the national figure. While incomes have risen since 2011, the area remains among the lowest for personal earnings.
$1,459
▲ +19.1%
- $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 Liverpool — lower than 72% of areas.
| Liverpool | $1,459 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,459, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings are also among the lowest at this level, with the typical person earning $587 a week.
$1,459 ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,225
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,459
Median total household income per week.
$1,663 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,386
- 2016: $1,419
- 2021: $1,663
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 15.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the Australian average. This gap is seen in personal pay too, as only 4.9% of people earn over $2,000 weekly, which is much lower than most areas.
4.9%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
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 →Liverpool splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Liverpool, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10046/liverpool/topic/income