$825 ▲ +110.5%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $392
- 2016: $673
- 2021: $825
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kiama · Urban Centre
Income in Kiama
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas are found in Kiama, where the typical family now earns $2,154 a week. Weekly household earnings have climbed by $1,059 since 2011, reflecting a significant rise in wealth for the local community.
$1,752
▲ +152.8%
- $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 Kiama — higher than 78% of areas.
| Kiama | $1,752 |
|---|---|
| 2533, NSW | $1,805 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family, household, and personal incomes are all much higher than in most similar areas. These figures are about the same as the New South Wales and national averages, with personal income sitting at $825 per week.
$1,752 ▲ +152.8%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $693
- 2016: $1,304
- 2021: $1,752
Median total household income per week.
$2,154 ▲ +151.9%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $855
- 2016: $1,534
- 2021: $2,154
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A little more than 23% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 21 points since 2011. Similarly, the 14.2% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is much higher than in most similar areas.
14.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Kiama splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kiama, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113007/kiama/topic/income