$868 ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $571
- 2016: $691
- 2021: $868
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rockdale · State Electorate
Income in Rockdale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher earnings than most similar areas define Rockdale, where the typical family now earns $2,231 a week. This reflects a significant rise in wealth over the last decade, with the number of high-earning households more than doubling since 2011.
$1,948
▲ +50.7%
- $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 Rockdale — higher than 67% of areas.
| Rockdale | $1,948 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,231, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal incomes have also climbed, with the typical person earning $868 a week, up $297 since 2011.
$1,948 ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,293
- 2016: $1,612
- 2021: $1,948
Median total household income per week.
$2,231 ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,484
- 2016: $1,803
- 2021: $2,231
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-income households are common here; 25.7% earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the Australian average of 22.6%. This is a notable jump from 2011, when only 10.8% of households reached this level.
12.8%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.7%
Higher than 69% 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 Rockdale, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Rockdale splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
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 Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10072/rockdale/topic/income