$640 ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $755
- 2016: $534
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Macquarie · State Electorate
Income in Port Macquarie
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Port Macquarie earns just $1,236 a week, a figure that is well below the national average. This is one of the lowest levels seen among similar areas. Incomes across the board have fallen since 2011, leaving the area with much lower earnings than the state and national figures.
$1,236
▼ -29.2%
- $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 Port Macquarie — lower than 92% of areas.
| Port Macquarie | $1,236 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,552, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly income has also dropped by $115 since 2011 to $640, which is much lower than most areas.
$1,236 ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,746
- 2016: $1,023
- 2021: $1,236
Median total household income per week.
$1,552 ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,103
- 2016: $1,282
- 2021: $1,552
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than elsewhere, with only 7.3% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, and the proportion of households earning over $3,000 weekly has fallen to 13.0%.
7.3%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 83% 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 Port Macquarie, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Macquarie, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10068/port-macquarie/topic/income