$704 ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $429
- 2016: $518
- 2021: $704
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wollongong · State Electorate
Income in Wollongong
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical incomes than most similar areas define Wollongong, where the usual family earns $1,921 a week. While most income figures sit below the state and national benchmarks, there has been a steady climb in earnings across the board since 2011.
$1,450
▲ +53.6%
- $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 Wollongong — lower than 73% of areas.
| Wollongong | $1,450 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $1,434 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income of $1,450 a week is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with a typical weekly income of $704, though this has risen by $275 since 2011.
$1,450 ▲ +53.6%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $944
- 2016: $1,159
- 2021: $1,450
Median total household income per week.
$1,921 ▲ +56.8%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,225
- 2016: $1,481
- 2021: $1,921
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with 17.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the state's 25.2%. Despite this gap, the proportion of high-earning households rose 11 percentage points over the last decade.
9.7%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wollongong splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wollongong, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10092/wollongong/topic/income