$687 ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $655
- 2016: $690
- 2021: $687
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Macquarie · Urban Area
Income in Port Macquarie
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes have fallen by $405 since 2011 in Port Macquarie. This is now a lower-income area where the typical household earns $1,306 a week, which is well below the national figure. Most residents earn modest amounts, with a small number of high earners compared to the rest of the state.
$1,306
▼ -23.7%
- $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 Port Macquarie — lower than 65% of areas.
| Port Macquarie | $1,306 |
|---|---|
| 2444, NSW | $1,306 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,708, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. While typical personal incomes rose slightly since 2011 to $687, the typical household income fell by $405 over that same period.
$1,306 ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,711
- 2016: $1,629
- 2021: $1,306
Median total household income per week.
$1,708 ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,977
- 2016: $1,960
- 2021: $1,708
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Far fewer households earn $3,000 or more a week here than in the rest of the state. High earners are less common, with only 8.3% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that fell 5.7 points since 2011.
8.3%
Lower than 52% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Macquarie, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1028/port-macquarie/topic/income