$759 ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $544
- 2016: $623
- 2021: $759
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Muswellbrook · Urban Area
Income in Muswellbrook
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily in Muswellbrook, with typical family incomes rising by $485 since 2011. The town now sees higher typical incomes than most similar areas, though these figures remain slightly below the New South Wales and national averages.
$1,603
▲ +37.6%
- $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 Muswellbrook — higher than 68% of areas.
| Muswellbrook | $1,603 |
|---|---|
| 2333, NSW | $1,640 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Muswellbrook earns $1,953 a week, which is higher than in most similar areas. Typical household income is $1,603 and personal income is $759, both of which are roughly in line with national figures.
$1,603 ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,165
- 2016: $1,324
- 2021: $1,603
Median total household income per week.
$1,953 ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,468
- 2016: $1,641
- 2021: $1,953
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are becoming more common, with 13.5% of people now earning over $2,000 a week, up 8.1 percentage points since 2011. While 18.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.2%.
13.5%
Higher than 84% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.4%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Muswellbrook splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Muswellbrook, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1023/muswellbrook/topic/income