$669 ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,195
- 2016: $546
- 2021: $669
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Northern Tablelands · State Electorate
Income in Northern Tablelands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 42% of people in Northern Tablelands earn less than $650 a week. This is an area where typical incomes are much lower than most other regions, with family and individual earnings seeing a sharp drop since 2011.
$1,272
▼ -43.9%
- $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 Northern Tablelands — lower than 89% of areas.
| Northern Tablelands | $1,272 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,634 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This is part of a steep downward trend, as typical household weekly income fell $997 since 2011.
$1,272 ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,269
- 2016: $1,058
- 2021: $1,272
Median total household income per week.
$1,634 ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,792
- 2016: $1,323
- 2021: $1,634
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 12.5%. This reflects a broader decline in wealth, as the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly fell 12 percentage points since 2011.
6.9%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.4%
Lower than 86% 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 Northern Tablelands, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Northern Tablelands, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Northern Tablelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10061/northern-tablelands/topic/income