$749 ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $519
- 2016: $496
- 2021: $749
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Goulburn · Urban Area
Income in Goulburn
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Goulburn sits around the middle of similar areas for most income measures. Typical weekly family earnings are $1,911, though there are far fewer high-income earners here than in the wider state.
$1,418
▲ +47.4%
- $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 Goulburn — lower than 51% of areas.
| Goulburn | $1,418 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | $1,470 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,418 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the usual household income was $962.
$1,418 ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $962
- 2016: $921
- 2021: $1,418
Median total household income per week.
$1,911 ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,283
- 2016: $1,182
- 2021: $1,911
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 25.2%. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly rose from 2.5% in 2011 to 8.1% in 2021.
8.1%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.9%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Goulburn splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Goulburn, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1014/goulburn/topic/income