$754 ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $514
- 2016: $582
- 2021: $754
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wallsend · State Electorate
Income in Wallsend
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost 42% of people in Wallsend earn under $650 a week, the largest income group in the area. While weekly earnings have climbed across the board since 2011, the area generally keeps pace with state and national figures.
$1,644
▲ +42.1%
- $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 Wallsend — lower than 57% of areas.
| Wallsend | $1,644 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Wallsend earns $2,079 a week, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. Personal weekly income is lower than most areas at $754, though this has risen by $240 since 2011.
$1,644 ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,157
- 2016: $1,287
- 2021: $1,644
Median total household income per week.
$2,079 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,460
- 2016: $1,616
- 2021: $2,079
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the state, with 19.6% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%. However, the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose by 5.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9.9%.
9.9%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.6%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wallsend splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wallsend, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) 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 Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10089/wallsend/topic/income