$737 ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $493
- 2016: $595
- 2021: $737
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ballina · Urban Area
Income in Ballina
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Ballina rose by $730 since 2011, showing a significant increase over the decade. While earnings have climbed, the typical weekly household income of $1,429 remains well below the New South Wales figure.
$1,429
▲ +61.7%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Ballina — higher than 50% of areas.
| Ballina | $1,429 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | $1,451 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $737, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This reflects a broader trend where typical family incomes ($1,848) and household incomes are also slightly lower than those across Australia.
$1,429 ▲ +61.7%
Higher than 50% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $884
- 2016: $1,093
- 2021: $1,429
Median total household income per week.
$1,848 ▲ +65.3%
Higher than 52% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,118
- 2016: $1,387
- 2021: $1,848
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 16.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%, although the proportion of high-earning households has risen 12 points since 2011.
9.0%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.4%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ballina splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ballina, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1003/ballina/topic/income