$1,005 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $706
- 2016: $819
- 2021: $1,005
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wakehurst · State Electorate
Income in Wakehurst
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $2,859 make Wakehurst a high-earning area where residents typically bring home much more than the national figure. This wealth has grown significantly over the last decade, with the typical family income rising by $887 since 2011.
$2,403
▲ +45.3%
- $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 Wakehurst — higher than 91% of areas.
| Wakehurst | $2,403 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,403 a week, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $1,829. This is consistent with a typical personal weekly income of $1,005, which is much higher than most similar areas.
$2,403 ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,654
- 2016: $2,026
- 2021: $2,403
Median total household income per week.
$2,859 ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,972
- 2016: $2,319
- 2021: $2,859
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 38% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 21 points since 2011. This is far above the national average of 22.6%, and nearly one in five people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
19.9%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.0%
Higher than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wakehurst splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Wakehurst splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
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 Wakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10088/wakehurst/topic/income