$1,065 ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $688
- 2016: $847
- 2021: $1,065
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Monaro · State Electorate
Income in Monaro
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of $1,065 makes Monaro a high-earning area compared to most of the country. Residents are generally better off than those in the rest of New South Wales and Australia. This trend has strengthened over the last decade as incomes have risen steadily.
$2,126
▲ +29.6%
- $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 Monaro — higher than 79% of areas.
| Monaro | $2,126 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $2,600, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $2,120. Since 2011, the typical household income has risen by $486 to reach $2,126 per week.
$2,126 ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,640
- 2016: $1,666
- 2021: $2,126
Median total household income per week.
$2,600 ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,991
- 2016: $2,108
- 2021: $2,600
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 30.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national 22.6%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 17.5% of households earned at that level.
17.6%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
30.7%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Monaro, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Monaro splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
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 Monaro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10053/monaro/topic/income