$1,196 ▲ +201.3%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $397
- 2016: $941
- 2021: $1,196
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newtown · State Electorate
Income in Newtown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for many in Newtown is significantly higher than across the country, with typical family incomes reaching $3,229. This wealth has grown rapidly over the last decade, creating an area where a large proportion of residents earn well above the national figure.
$2,196
▲ +192.0%
- $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 Newtown — higher than 84% of areas.
| Newtown | $2,196 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $1,196, which is well above the national figure of $805. Household incomes follow a similar pattern, with the typical home bringing in $2,196 a week, a figure that is much higher than most other areas.
$2,196 ▲ +192.0%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $752
- 2016: $1,863
- 2021: $2,196
Median total household income per week.
$3,229 ▲ +252.1%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $917
- 2016: $2,584
- 2021: $3,229
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 34.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far above the Australian average of 22.6%. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 2.6% of households reached that level.
24.4%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
34.9%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Newtown splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $4,000 or more (25%), with $650–$1,499 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Newtown splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 28%.
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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10059/newtown/topic/income