Taree · Urban Centre

Income in Taree

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

More than half of people in Taree earn under $650 a week. This means typical incomes across the area are far below the figures for New South Wales and the rest of Australia. While weekly pay has risen slightly since 2011, the gap between local earnings and the national average remains wide.

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📍 Taree, Urban Centre

Where Taree sits — Median household income (weekly)

$990 ▲ +2.0%
  • $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 Taree — lower than 77% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Taree$990
2430, NSW $1,107
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $1,303, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Household and personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $552 a week.

$552 ▲ +9.5%

Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $504
  • 2016: $551
  • 2021: $552

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$990 ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $971
  • 2016: $1,088
  • 2021: $990

Median total household income per week.

$1,303 ▲ +8.0%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,207
  • 2016: $1,316
  • 2021: $1,303

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Only 6.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Meanwhile, the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week fell by 1.4 percentage points since 2011 to just 3.1%.

Household income distribution

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In Taree, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).

Personal income distribution

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In Taree, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.

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 Taree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL113016/taree/topic/income