$711 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $507
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $711
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Shellharbour · State Electorate
Income in Shellharbour
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly typical family income of $1,937 marks Shellharbour as a place where earnings are lower than in most other areas. While incomes have risen since 2011, the typical person and household still earn a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
$1,580
▲ +8.4%
- $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 Shellharbour — lower than 62% of areas.
| Shellharbour | $1,580 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,580, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings have grown by $204 since 2011 to reach $711, though this remains lower than most areas.
$1,580 ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,458
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,580
Median total household income per week.
$1,937 ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,486
- 2016: $1,530
- 2021: $1,937
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 9.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the national 12.5%. However, the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.9%.
9.1%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.9%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Shellharbour splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Shellharbour, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10075/shellharbour/topic/income