$1,297 ▲ +157.3%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $504
- 2016: $1,060
- 2021: $1,297
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sydney · State Electorate
Income in Sydney
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of over $1,100 exists between typical family incomes in Sydney and the national figure. This area is among the highest earners in the country, with weekly pay and household wealth seeing a massive jump since 2011.
$2,278
▲ +141.1%
- $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 Sydney — higher than 88% of areas.
| Sydney | $2,278 |
|---|---|
| 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 $1,297, which is far above the Australian figure. Families here usually earn $3,273 a week, well above both the state and national averages.
$2,278 ▲ +141.1%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $945
- 2016: $2,099
- 2021: $2,278
Median total household income per week.
$3,273 ▲ +178.6%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,175
- 2016: $2,759
- 2021: $3,273
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 37.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week—far above the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 26 points since 2011 to reach 28.6%.
28.6%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.2%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sydney splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $4,000 or more (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Sydney splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sydney
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10080/sydney/topic/income