$610 ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $432
- 2016: $543
- 2021: $610
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lithgow · Urban Area
Income in Lithgow
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Lithgow are among the lowest in the country, with a typical home earning just $1,088. This represents a significant gap compared to the rest of the state and nation. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains much poorer than most similar places.
$1,088
▲ +31.2%
- $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 Lithgow — lower than 94% of areas.
| Lithgow | $1,088 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | $1,184 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Lithgow earns $1,510 a week, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with a typical person bringing in $610 weekly.
$1,088 ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $829
- 2016: $1,163
- 2021: $1,088
Median total household income per week.
$1,510 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,124
- 2016: $1,402
- 2021: $1,510
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 11.7% of households make $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Nearly half of all people in the area earn less than $650 a week.
7.5%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 73% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lithgow splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lithgow, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1019/lithgow/topic/income