$814 ▲ +65.8%
Higher than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $588
- 2021: $814
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wagga Wagga · Urban Area
Income in Wagga Wagga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly incomes in Wagga Wagga are about the same as the state and national figures. While personal earnings are strong, the area has far fewer high-income households than the New South Wales and Australian averages. This suggests a local economy where most people earn a steady, moderate amount rather than a small number of very high earners.
$1,574
▲ +41.4%
- $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 Wagga Wagga — higher than 65% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga | $1,574 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | $1,629 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Wagga Wagga earns $2,024 a week, which is higher than most similar areas. Personal weekly income is $814, a figure that is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national average.
$1,574 ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,113
- 2016: $1,347
- 2021: $1,574
Median total household income per week.
$2,024 ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,409
- 2016: $1,673
- 2021: $2,024
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 17.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. This is a rise from 2011, when only 8.5% of households reached that level.
9.5%
Higher than 59% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.5%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Wagga Wagga splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1035/wagga-wagga/topic/income