$805 —
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wagga Wagga · Urban Centre
Income in Wagga Wagga
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Earnings in Wagga Wagga have grown steadily over the last decade to reach a point where they are now higher than in most similar areas. The typical weekly personal income is $805, which is about the same as the national figure.
$1,502
—
- $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 Wagga Wagga — higher than 66% of areas.
| Wagga Wagga | $1,502 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | $1,629 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,962, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household income is also higher than most similar areas at $1,502 per week.
$1,502 —
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,962 —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 16.5% of households earn over $3,000 a week—higher than most similar areas—this is well below the Australian average of 22.6%. Similarly, the 9.2% of people earning over $2,000 a week is well below the national figure of 12.5%.
9.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.5%
Higher than 72% of urban centre 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 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
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 18%.
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/ucl/UCL112019/wagga-wagga/topic/income