$554 ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $574
- 2016: $625
- 2021: $554
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forster - Tuncurry · Urban Centre
Income in Forster - Tuncurry
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Forster - Tuncurry have fallen by $151 since 2011, reflecting a broader trend of declining pay across the area. Typical earnings are now far below state and national figures, with most residents living on well under the usual amount seen elsewhere in Australia.
$956
▼ -13.6%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Forster - Tuncurry — lower than 81% of areas.
| Forster - Tuncurry | $956 |
|---|---|
| 2428, NSW | $980 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $956, which is much lower than most areas and far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Typical weekly family income is also far below the national average at $1,280, falling $62 since 2011.
$956 ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,107
- 2016: $1,155
- 2021: $956
Median total household income per week.
$1,280 ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,342
- 2016: $1,477
- 2021: $1,280
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 7.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This gap is mirrored in personal earnings, where the usual weekly income is well below the national figure and 52.6% of people earn under $650.
4.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Forster - Tuncurry, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forster - Tuncurry, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $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 Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112008/forster-tuncurry/topic/income