$937 ▲ +93.6%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $484
- 2016: $731
- 2021: $937
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newcastle · State Electorate
Income in Newcastle
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher weekly earnings than most similar areas mark Newcastle as a relatively prosperous place. Typical family incomes have surged by $1,241 since 2011, reflecting a significant climb in wealth over the last decade.
$1,793
▲ +93.8%
- $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 Newcastle — higher than 56% of areas.
| Newcastle | $1,793 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Newcastle earns $937 a week, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $805. Families also earn a little more than the state average, with a typical weekly income of $2,395.
$1,793 ▲ +93.8%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $925
- 2016: $1,399
- 2021: $1,793
Median total household income per week.
$2,395 ▲ +107.5%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,154
- 2016: $1,908
- 2021: $2,395
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 15.8% of people making over $2,000 a week, a figure well above the Australian average. This trend is clear in the household data too, where the share of homes earning $3,000 or more weekly rose by 20 points since 2011 to reach 24.4%.
15.8%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.4%
Higher than 65% 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 Newcastle, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Newcastle splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10058/newcastle/topic/income