$498 ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $526
- 2016: $502
- 2021: $498
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Nambucca Heads · Urban Centre
Income in Nambucca Heads
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than half of the people in Nambucca Heads earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings for families and households are far below the state and national figures.
$839
▼ -12.9%
- $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 Nambucca Heads — lower than 92% of areas.
| Nambucca Heads | $839 |
|---|---|
| 2448, NSW | $931 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Nambucca Heads earns $1,234 a week, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Typical household and personal weekly incomes have both fallen since 2011, with the usual household now bringing in $839.
$839 ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $963
- 2016: $973
- 2021: $839
Median total household income per week.
$1,234 ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,224
- 2016: $1,247
- 2021: $1,234
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is much lower than most areas at just 3.0%.
3.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Nambucca Heads splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Nambucca Heads, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114022/nambucca-heads/topic/income