$837 ▲ +109.8%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $399
- 2016: $483
- 2021: $837
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Byron Bay · Urban Area
Income in Byron Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Byron Bay have surged by $1,180 since 2011 to reach $2,091. This is much higher than most similar areas. While these figures are now about the same as the state and national averages, the area has seen a rapid increase in high-earning residents over the last decade.
$1,748
▲ +129.4%
- $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 Byron Bay — higher than 79% of areas.
| Byron Bay | $1,748 |
|---|---|
| 2481, NSW | $1,792 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,748, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the Australian figure. Personal weekly incomes have also climbed, rising by $438 since 2011 to reach $837.
$1,748 ▲ +129.4%
Higher than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $762
- 2016: $910
- 2021: $1,748
Median total household income per week.
$2,091 ▲ +129.5%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $911
- 2016: $1,139
- 2021: $2,091
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners have increased significantly, with the share of households making $3,000 or more a week rising 20 points since 2011 to 22.6%. This is much higher than most areas, though it remains a little below the New South Wales average of 25.2%.
11.4%
Higher than 73% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Higher than 84% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Byron Bay splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (26%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Byron Bay splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (40%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 Byron Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1008/byron-bay/topic/income