$838 ▲ +78.3%
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $470
- 2016: $571
- 2021: $838
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Orange · Urban Area
Income in Orange
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 38% of people in Orange earn under $650 a week, though the area's typical incomes are surprisingly high. The typical family now earns $2,121 weekly, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a significant jump in wealth across the region over the last decade.
$1,653
▲ +93.1%
- $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 Orange — higher than 72% of areas.
| Orange | $1,653 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | $1,713 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $838, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of $805. This reflects a broad rise in earnings, with typical family incomes climbing by $1,055 since 2011.
$1,653 ▲ +93.1%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $856
- 2016: $1,075
- 2021: $1,653
Median total household income per week.
$2,121 ▲ +99.0%
Higher than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,066
- 2016: $1,359
- 2021: $2,121
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, with the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rising by 15 percentage points since 2011 to 19.9%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the national figure of 22.6%.
11.9%
Higher than 75% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.9%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Orange splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1027/orange/topic/income