$737 ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $547
- 2016: $613
- 2021: $737
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Upper Hunter · State Electorate
Income in Upper Hunter
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have climbed steadily in Upper Hunter since 2011, with typical family earnings rising by $493. While these gains are clear, most local incomes remain a little below the state and national figures. The area now sees more high-earners than it did a decade ago.
$1,550
▲ +29.6%
- $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 Upper Hunter — lower than 65% of areas.
| Upper Hunter | $1,550 |
|---|---|
| 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 $1,959, which is lower than most areas and a little below the New South Wales figure. Personal and household weekly incomes also sit a little below the state and national totals, though they have both risen since 2011.
$1,550 ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,196
- 2016: $1,302
- 2021: $1,550
Median total household income per week.
$1,959 ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,466
- 2016: $1,602
- 2021: $1,959
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
About 19.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 9.4 points since 2011 but remains well below the national average. Higher personal earnings are more common than in most areas, with 12.1% of people earning at least $2,000 a week.
12.1%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.3%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Upper Hunter splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Upper Hunter, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10085/upper-hunter/topic/income